Flux is absolutely mind-blowing for realism! Ngl, I was obsessed with Midjourney but Flux handles details and text way better. Quick tip: dont bother trying to run it locally on your Mac unless you have something crazy like the Apple MacBook Pro M3 Max 16-inch 16-core CPU. Just use online sites like fal.ai to run it. It is so easy and way cheaper than paying $30 for MJ!

@Reply #1 - good point! Stumbled upon this discussion and had to jump in because I went through the exact same struggle for my shop last year. Honestly, I would suggest being pretty careful with the "realistic" tag. I found that some models over-process textures to the point where they look almost plastic. When I was doing shots for my own small business, I realized that getting the lighting to match the vibe was way harder than just picking the best AI. You might want to consider the time cost too... I ended up wasting hours tweaking prompts when I could have been actually working on my products. Just make sure to look closely at how the AI handles reflections on glass or labels since it can get weirdly distorted if you arent careful. It is definitely a rabbit hole tho!

Oh man, this whole situation reminds me of when my cousin tried to launch his artisanal honey brand last summer. He spent weeks generating these gorgeous, hyper-realistic jar photos and put them all over his website. But he didnt double-check the fine print on the AI-generated labels, and the tool had hallucinated some weird ingredients list that actually violated safety regulations. A competitor flagged him, and it turned into a massive legal headache before he even shipped a single jar. I would suggest being extremely careful with using these for commercial stuff without a ton of manual editing. It is so easy to overlook small errors that can tank your credibility...

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