Product Photography Course
Gain the skills to capture professional, high-quality images that showcase your products at their best.
Perfect for e-commerce sellers, marketers and small business owners.
Gain the skills to capture professional, high-quality images that showcase your products at their best. Perfect for e-commerce sellers, marketers and small business owners.
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Expert Trainers Experienced industry expert
- Class Size 1–8 in person or 1–6 online
- Support 28 days free helpdesk
- Cancellation 7 day cancellation
- Certificate Certificate of attendance
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Product Photography Course
Shoot professional-quality product photos on this practical one-day course for small business owners, Etsy and Amazon sellers and e-commerce marketers.
You'll cover shoot planning and brand consistency, how to get the best from your DSLR or mirrorless camera, lens basics, ISO, aperture and shutter speed, white balance and colour temperature, how to set up and use a light tent, image composition and exposure bracketing, and how to photograph small objects and jewellery effectively.
Bring your camera and products — this course is entirely hands-on.
Private & team training
Request a quote for Product Photography
This course isn’t on the public schedule right now. Request a quote and we’ll come back with dates, pricing, and delivery options — at our centre, live online, or at your venue.
Course Outline
Introduction
Planning a product shoot
Recommended equipment
Considerations for brand consistency
Digital Photography Skills
Getting the best from your camera
Understanding file formats
When to use different ISO settings
f-stops: shutter speeds explained
Understanding colour temperature
Setting the white balance
Lens Basics
Understanding Focal lengths
The zoom lens - pros and cons
Using Macro lenses
Understanding depth of field
Lighting Basics
The three point lighting theory
Balancing Key and Fill lights
Managing shadows
Setting up a Light Tent
Installation
Setting up the lights
Measuring light levels
Using these measurements with the camera
Image Composition
Composition
Movement
Colour and black and white
Bracketing exposure
Highlights
Photographing Small Objects
When to use a macro lens
Giving an indication of scale
Photographing jewellery
Photographing Large Objects
Capturing detail
Framing and cropping
Giving an indication of scale
Discussion around photographing larger items outside the studio
Who is this course for?
Ideal for small business owners, Etsy and Amazon sellers, e-commerce managers and product marketers who want to shoot professional product photos. Bring your own camera and products.
It was really helpful having Matt onsite to go through our kit. It enabled the course to be moulded around us and our questions. Really val…
Understanding our goals and helping us achieve the results we needed
Helping us understand everything we was having problems with and finding ways to fix those problems.
Catered to my requirements for work product photography. Aimed at my level and checked i had understood it. Practical examples of the situa…
Great venue, great knowledge from trainer
Knowledge was great! Took the time to make sure each of the group we're understanding.
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Career Progressives
Professionals who wish to develop skills for their current role and companies who believe in developing their talent.
Career Changers
People seeking opportunities which require new skills. Industry relevant training for those pursuing a new role.
Graduates
Certified courses for those who have earned their theoretical stripes, but need to prove capability to future employers.
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