Delivery apps & Etsy

Flower photos for DoorDash, Uber Eats and Etsy

On delivery apps and marketplaces your photo is a small tile among dozens of others, and it has a moment to look fresh, generous and worth the price. Each platform has its own photo rules, and they are not the same. Here is what each one asks for, checked in October 2026, and where a ShotSetter studio photo fits.

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DoorDash: real, unedited photos

DoorDash’s merchant help asks for clean, unedited photos that look exactly as photographed. It rejects photos with a background added afterwards, people, added text, logos, watermarks or borders. Menu photos must be landscape (16:9), at least 1400 × 800 pixels and under 2 MB, and show exactly what the customer receives.

So for DoorDash, use a real phone photo, not a studio photo. Turn the phone sideways, set the piece on a plain, tidy surface by a window, and follow the tips in our phone photo guide. Keep your ShotSetter photos for your website, Etsy and social pages.

Uber Eats: a true picture of the item

Uber Eats’ merchant guidance asks for photos that truly represent what you sell, in soft natural light, and reviews each photo before it appears. Its public pages don’t set a rule about backgrounds, so read the photo terms in Uber Eats Manager before you upload a studio photo. If you’re unsure, use a real, unedited photo, as for DoorDash.

Etsy: show the real piece, beautifully

Etsy asks that a listing shows what the buyer will receive. Its help pages recommend large photos (at least 2,000 pixels wide and tall) that still look good cropped to a square, because shop pages show square crops. You can add several photos to each listing, so tell the whole story:

  1. First photo: a clean studio shot

    The flowers centred with space all round, so the square crop keeps every stem. Download the full-size photo from ShotSetter.

  2. Second: a room that feels like home

    A kitchen table or a window sill helps buyers picture it in their space.

  3. Third: the real piece

    Add your original phone photo or a close-up, so buyers see exactly what you made.

  4. In the description: what’s included

    The flowers, the vase or wrap, and the size, in words.

Phone photo: mixed jar, roses, stock and daisiesPhone photoIllustrative test example: Mixed arrangement of orange roses, purple stock and daisies in a glass jar on a terracotta plaster blockStudio photoIllustrative test example: Mixed arrangement in a glass jar on a green marble table in a softly lit loungeStudio photo
Illustrative test exampleOne phone photo, two listing photos: a clean studio shot to lead, then a room that feels like home. Rooms: Clay afternoon, Emerald marble · quiet lounge. Phone photo: AI-made demonstration photo, not a customer upload.

Rules that apply everywhere

  • Show exactly what the customer gets: the same flowers, size and vase. One photo per item; never reuse a photo for a different size.
  • Keep prices, text and logos off listing photos. Put them in the listing text instead.
  • Use badge-free photos for listings. Free ShotSetter downloads carry a small “Made with ShotSetter” badge; any pack or plan removes it.
  • Check the platform’s current rules before you upload. They change, and they have the final word.
Illustrative test example, close-up: phone photoPhone photoIllustrative test example, close-up: studio photoStudio photo
Illustrative test exampleFrom the workbench to the set. The red and ivory roses and eucalyptus, moved from a cluttered bench to a calm sage studio. Cropped from the full photos, with no retouching.

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Quick answers

Can I use edited or studio-style photos on DoorDash?

DoorDash’s merchant help says no: menu photos must be real and unedited, with no background added afterwards, no people and no added text. Use a real landscape phone photo there, and keep studio photos for your website, Etsy and social pages.

What size should DoorDash menu photos be?

Landscape 16:9, at least 1400 × 800 pixels and under 2 MB, according to DoorDash’s merchant help pages (checked October 2026).

What makes a good Etsy flower listing photo?

A first photo with the flowers centred and space around them, so it still works as a square crop, then a room photo and a close-up of the real piece. Etsy recommends photos at least 2,000 pixels wide and tall.

Sources

Platform rules change. Check each one’s current help pages before you upload.

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