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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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Product Photography training course

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.

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Course outline

1

Introduction

Planning a product shoot

Recommended equipment

Considerations for brand consistency

2

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

3

Lens Basics

Understanding Focal lengths

The zoom lens - pros and cons

Using Macro lenses

Understanding depth of field

4

Lighting Basics

The three point lighting theory

Balancing Key and Fill lights

Managing shadows

5

Setting up a Light Tent

Installation

Setting up the lights

Measuring light levels

Using these measurements with the camera

6

Image Composition

Composition

Movement

Colour and black and white

Bracketing exposure

Highlights

7

Photographing Small Objects

When to use a macro lens

Giving an indication of scale

Photographing jewellery

8

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.

9 Reviews
9.8/10 Satisfaction
100% Recommend

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…

Susy – 23 April 2026

Understanding our goals and helping us achieve the results we needed

Rebecca – 18 March 2026

Helping us understand everything we was having problems with and finding ways to fix those problems.

Beau – 18 March 2026

Catered to my requirements for work product photography. Aimed at my level and checked i had understood it. Practical examples of the situa…

Victoria – 9 January 2026

Great venue, great knowledge from trainer

Jade – 10 July 2025

Knowledge was great! Took the time to make sure each of the group we're understanding.

Ellie – 10 July 2025

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Getting better at your job

You need a skill for the role you already have, or your employer is investing in the team.

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Changing career

You're moving into a new field and need the practical skills it asks for.

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Just graduated

You know the theory. A practical course and a certificate of attendance show employers you can do the work.

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