Product Photography for Beginners

Whether it's a mouthwatering dish or a stunning garment, showcasing a product in its best light is the key to compelling an audience to buy it. In this course, learn to take spectacular product photos with just a few basic tools and techniques.

Martí Sans, a photographer specialized in still-life photos, teaches you the basics of product photography, from lighting and camera prep on set all the way to post-production in Adobe Photoshop.

This course is designed to help you take your first steps in the world of product photography. To delve deeper into the subject, sign up for Martí's other two courses, Product Photography and Photography of Shiny Objects and Lighting Tips.

Start by getting to know Martí and familiarizing yourself with his professional career as well as his sources of inspiration from the world of still-life photography.

Explore all the different types of cameras you can use and go over the basics of aperture, shutter speed, and ISO to tweak your camera's exposure settings like a pro.

Martí then walks you through the basics of color temperature and shows you how to adjust the white balance in your camera while discussing the advantages of shooting in RAW mode.

Next, put together your own diffuser with nothing more than foam board, parchment paper, and tape to effectively manipulate lighting conditions and achieve softer shadows in your photos.

Discover the basic principles of working with natural light and apply this knowledge to take your own still-life photo with a smartphone, later post-producing it in Lightroom Mobile for optimal results.

Continue by delving into the topic of artificial light as you learn to work with desk lamps and various types of lightbulbs to create two still-life photos: one depicting a set of business cards and another capturing objects in motion. Tackle the post-production process again to refine these two photos.

Take another step towards the world of professional photography as you become familiar with handheld flash devices. Apply this type of lighting to take another still-life photo and perfect it through post-production.

Step up your game even further by experimenting with studio flash photography. Martí briefly demonstrates how a studio flash device works so that you can use it to take your last still-life photo and post-produce it, wrapping up your set of product photos.

Create your own series of product photos with a cohesive style using easy-to-find materials.

Anyone with or without prior knowledge who wants to explore the world of product photography by following a few simple steps.

You need a camera (preferably one with manual mode), a tripod, a desk lamp, a handheld flash device, a studio flash device, and a computer with Adobe Photoshop or similar software installed.