Again, check the magazine you have chosen. See how big a part photos play. Bear in mind that for every photo printed with an article, five or ten may have been submitted for the editors to choose from. Now, if you are a romantic idealist dedicated to Art, skip this paragraph, because it will make you disillusioned and cynical. The advantages of advertising tie-ins are completely unknown to most new writers.
Magazines cost a lot to produce.
There are a few which carry no advertising and rely solely on income from subscribers, but the vast majority are always on the lookout for ways to please existing advertisers and attract new ones. I am not suggesting you sell your soul to rampant commercialism, but think about how to help your story in this way. Name the brand. Name the shade. Name the type of air compressor you sprayed it with, and the hardware store you bought it from, and the brand of paper towels you used to clean it off your dog when he stepped in the pot.