Description
Holster Photography & Marketing: Field Manual 04
Your photos are how most customers first meet your work. This manual covers how to shoot black Kydex so it looks as good as it is, and how to market holsters safely and inside the rules of every platform you depend on.
Revision 3.0, October 2026. Rewritten and independently audited, with current platform policies, image specifications and software pricing checked in October 2026 and linked to their sources.
Who it is for
- Makers whose photos do not do their work justice
- Shops planning ads, email or social content for holsters
- Anyone who needs to know what Meta, Google, TikTok and YouTube actually allow
What is inside
- Set safety: firearm rules for every photo and video shoot
- Equipment: three starting kits and color-accurate lighting
- The shot list: the core shots every listing needs, with real Kobra examples and platform image specs
- Lighting: the two-light setup, glare control on Kydex and a safe DIY light box
- White-background and lifestyle shots: setup, camera settings, focus stacking and props
- Phone photography and editing: settings, exposure for black on white, and a color-accurate workflow
- Video: video types, formats and music licensing
- Platform rules: a platform-by-platform policy table and how to rank your channels
- Email, product pages and analytics: list building, sender rules, page speed and trustworthy tracking
- Appendices: a quick-reference checklist and sources
The details
- 33 pages, 16 chapters and 2 appendices
- Real Kobra product photos, a lighting diagram and 32 reference tables
- Instant PDF download, US Letter, print-ready, with linked contents and clickable sources.
From Kobra Holsters
Kobra Holsters has shipped more than 11,000 orders of handmade Kydex gear from our own shop. These guides are the working knowledge behind that, written up and checked against primary sources: material data sheets, platform policies and government rules.
Companion guides
General marketing information, not legal advice. Platform policies and prices change often; confirm current rules before you rely on them. Always follow firearm safety rules on set.
File Details
- Format: PDF, US Letter
- Pages: 33
- Revision: 3.0, October 2026
