Who are the most underrated guests on JRE?

I would say chuck Palahniuk and David Lee Roth were extremely entertaining shows, but no one seems to talk about them.

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u/virgilcaine65 — 3 months ago
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I run a product photo studio and analyzed our last 70 client projects. White background photos are outdated.

Every shot we take gets logged, so I pulled the data on what e-commerce brands actually order in 2026:

Only 36% of shots were on pure white. 46% were soft grey/neutral, and 16% needed transparent PNG cutouts.

55% used a natural shadow, not the old floating cutout.

Nearly 1 in 3 shots were close-up detail shots (seams, textures, materials).

That last one stood out to me on the AI question. A third of what brands order is basically proof, real texture a shopper can zoom into. That's the one thing generated images can't fake.

Curious what others are seeing. Are your listings still mostly white background?

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u/virgilcaine65 — 3 months ago