Before you start
What Autopilot looks for
Autopilot attaches a photo only when it fits the post. A post about a finished job needs a photo of that kind of job. A post about a product needs that product. The closer your photos match what you post about, the more often you'll see your own pictures go out.
- Your finished work, like a cleaned kitchen, a new haircut or a tuned engine.
- Your place: the front counter, the shop floor, the truck, the dining room.
- Your products, one at a time, on their own.
- Your team at work, when you're happy for them to be seen.
Do and don't
Do
- Take photos in good light, with the subject in the middle.
- Take a few shots of each product and of your space. With Careful edits on, Autopilot creates a new picture of a product or a place only from 3 or more of your photos of it.
- Add a short note to each photo with [how to describe a photo](/help/how-to-describe-a-photo).
- Keep photos current. A winter photo in July looks out of place.
Don't
- Don't upload blurry or dark photos. Customers will see them on your Page.
- Don't upload a photo of a customer's face unless they said yes.
- Don't expect one photo to fit every post. A mix gives Autopilot more to choose from.
- Don't upload someone else's work as if it were yours.
When no photo fits
Autopilot doesn't force a photo that doesn't fit. Depending on your settings, it may touch up one of yours, create a new image, or post with words only. Read how Autopilot picks or makes an image for the order it follows.
What happens next
- Add your best photos on the Media page with how to upload photos and videos.
- Set how real your pictures must be with how to choose image realism.
- Prefer words only? See how to turn images off for posts.
If something's not right
Autopilot keeps using the same few photos
Autopilot picks from what's in your library. Add more photos of your work and describe them. See how to upload photos and videos.
A post has a picture that doesn't fit
Swap it on the post, then improve your library. See what to do when an image looks off.
Still stuck?
Email us what you were trying to do and what you saw. A person on the team will write back.
support@ampere-autopilot.com