1. A method of automatically generating a production plan for capturing images of an item, comprising: providing a display of a representative item in a user interface including a functional pointer, wherein in response to user control of the pointer, the pointer provides a visual indication of a user request; recording pointer actions, wherein the actions identify commands for controlling the item and a fixture for capturing images of the item, providing a item-only image production plan; displaying, in response to the pointer actions a corresponding view of the item; and storing the plan in a production plan queue, for delivering a set of item-only images per the production plan.