been there done that yes. The first photo I ever used in an ad...I shot it...I was the hand model holding the product...I retouched the photo..and composited the entire thing.
It ran in wine industry mags for over 24 years.
oh yes..... the type ....cost me over a hundred bucks
those were the days!
And you likely waited several days to get it too! Used to do Carl's Jr. ads in the 1970s, we'd shoot photos of a hamburger sprayed with clear lacquer and fake cheese then airbrush the heck out the photo to make it look "real."