# On-model photography > Photographing garments or accessories worn by a live model. Also known as: model photography, on-model. Category: Photography techniques. On-model photography shows clothing or accessories worn by a live model. It shows fit, drape and scale in a realistic way, at the cost of more organisation and less consistency than mannequin or flat lay shots. ## How PhotoRobot uses it The PhotoRobot [Virtual Catwalk](https://www.photorobot.com/robots/catwalk) is designed for filming and photographing dozens of models a day in 360 degrees in a small studio, and PhotoRobot tutorials cover how to photograph and film models. ## See on photorobot.com - [How to photograph models](https://www.photorobot.com/tutorials/how-to-photograph-models) - [How to film models](https://www.photorobot.com/tutorials/how-to-film-models) ## Related terms - [Virtual Catwalk](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/virtual-catwalk): PhotoRobot rotating platform with a treadmill belt that lets models walk an infinite runway for 360 fashion video. - [Ghost mannequin effect](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/ghost-mannequin-effect): An editing technique that makes the mannequin disappear so the garment looks worn by an invisible body. - [Flat lay](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/flat-lay): Photographing products laid flat on a surface from directly above. - [Lifestyle photography](https://www.photorobot.com/glossary/lifestyle-photography): Product photos showing the product in use or in a real-world setting. ## Where this term appears on photorobot.com Mentioned on 15 pages. Most relevant: - [3D Model Photography - Example Outputs by PhotoRobot](https://www.photorobot.com/output-type/3d-model): PhotoRobot digitizes 3D model photography in a single click for AR / VR optimization, and for 3D printing! Digitize product photos into virtual 3D object models in a single click Automate… - [How to Film Models on the Virtual Catwalk](https://www.photorobot.com/tutorials/how-to-film-models): This tutorial shares the process, including more on our solution, and how to film models in the studio.* Model Photography. - [How to Photograph Models on a Catwalk: Directing and Poses](https://www.photorobot.com/tutorials/how-to-photograph-models): Improve your model photography on the Virtual Catwalk with these essential tips on directing and posing models in the studio. - [eCommerce Photography - How to Optimize Production](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/ecommerce-photography): It would include instructions for on-model photoshoots versus using a mannequin, or for lifestyle versus flat lay photography. - [Photo Studio Automation - A Buyer’s Guide by PhotoRobot](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/studio-automation): The same is true if the business needs a solution for more creative photography, like on-model photoshoots. - [PhotoRobot Virtual Catwalk - Overview & Hardware Design](https://www.photorobot.com/videos/virtual-catwalk-rotating-platform): Learn how PhotoRobot’s Virtual Catwalk functions as an innovative rotating platform for on-model fashion product video & photography. - [CATWALK](https://www.photorobot.com/robots/catwalk): Model Photography & Online Fashion. - [TURNING PLATFORM](https://www.photorobot.com/robots/turning-platform): Transform the platform into a robotic turntable to support even heavier objects, or into an infinite runway for model photography. - [Product Photo Background Removal and Adjustment](https://www.photorobot.com/tutorials/remove-background-product-photos): This includes no-retouch still product photography, 360 + 3D product photography, and 3D model photography – with no clipping necessary. - [360° Product Photography - Content Formats and Production](https://www.photorobot.com/blog/360-product-photography): It’s a way to really showcase elements like fabric, material & design, while also bringing more life to fashion & model photography.