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Employing a Photographer

Learn how to take fabulous product shots, while saving time and money, with one of our Product Photography Courses. This course is also available as a more in-depth two day course for an extra £350. This additional time allows us to look at basic lighting set-ups, on day one, followed by more in depth creative lighting on day two. Please contact us for details.

Ideally there is no substitute for employing the services of a professional photographer. A good photographer will have the skills, experience and the correct camera and lighting equipment to produce high quality product shots every time.

All our product photography courses are run as private tuition and tailored to your individual requirements. We can suggest equipment for you prior to the training or we can bring our own and provide a kit list so you can purchase after the course.

Courses can be here, or on location for an extra charge, and include Photoshop tuition. These jargon free courses are explained in simple terms and we aim to give you a good understanding of how to light your products correctly and creatively. It's important that you learn and understand the techniques rather than just be given a list of settings that suit one set-up scenario.

CYW Urbanz - Colour Your World Headphones

Colour Your World, by Urbanz, is a new born brand to the urban fashion industry with an extensive range of headphones and accessories.The brand specialised in high quality, good value headphones in a wide variety of colours and designs.

"Glen was a top chap, who knew his really knew his stuff!

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Note from Glen. These were really tricky items to photograph as they were generally shiny products in shiny boxes with lots of shiny corners. It was also important to get the exposure and white balance correct to minimize the Photoshop editing time. James and Gary were attentive students who grasped the techniques quickly and were soon producing some excellent images.

Our Product Photography Training

Sometimes it's not always practical, or cost effective, to employ a professional photographer every time you need a quick staff portrait or product photograph. For this reason we understand that occasionally you might like to take your own photographs but would appreciate a bit of extra training or advice. This photography training service could literally save save you hours of time and £££s in product photography fees. It's well worth considering if you are likely to take a lot of product photography or staff portraits in the future. All our courses include 30 days reasonable email or phone support.

How Our Product Photography Courses Work.

Let's be honest. I'm not going to turn you into an award winning professional photographer in a day. But if I set everything up for you, show you the correct lighting and camera settings then all you need to do is press the button. Following this technique you should be able to produce a good quality image time and time again. This ensures your marketing materials will look more professional and should attract more clients.

Here or on location

We can come to your premises and show you how to take photographs of your staff or products using your own camera kit and lighting. We will advise you if any additional equipment is required and prepare a list of camera kit and low cost suppliers. In addition we will provide you with a lighting and technique diagram so you can repeat the set-up whenever you need it. Up to 3 employees can attend these one day sessions for a small extra charge.

Photography Equipment required

You will require a minimum level of equipment to attend one of these courses. If you do not have the necessary kit we can provide a simple studio set up for demonstration purposes and a shopping list so you can buy the kit before or after the course. Ideally you will need:

• A Digital SLR camera
• A separate flashgun or studio lights
• A sturdy tripod
• A background and stand
• a selection of clamps
• White Reflecting Card

We will advise you on any special equipment when you book.

Photoshop Training for Product Photography

A very big part of any product photography is Photoshop post production. This often involves background clean-up or cut-outs, resizing plus exposure and colour correction. If you have never used Photoshop before it may be better to attend the photography course first followed by the Photoshop course over two consecutive days. If you are a competent computer user we can recommend the combined Photography & Photoshop Workshops over a single extended day. It's better for you to bring your own laptop with a copy of Photoshop or Photoshop Elements but we can provide one if required. During the course you will learn how to:

• Adjust images for colour and contrast
• Clean up or cut out backgrounds
• Crop and resize for web or print purposes

Book a Product Photography or Photoshop Course

All our course include the Photoshop tuition. Most images will require some photo retouching to look the very best possible.

Please Choose a Course

Product Photography plus Photoshop Here £499.00 Product Photography + Photoshop on site £599.00 Photoshop Only - here Mon-Fri £399.00 Photoshop Only - On Site Mon-Fri £499.00 Product Photography + Photoshop-here- Sat/Sun £599.00 Product Photography + Photoshop - on site-Sat/Sun £699.00

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Product Photography & Photoshop Training Prices 

Product Photography inc Photoshop Tuition Monday to Friday
costs £499 here or £599 on site* (*up to 8 Hours)

Product Photography inc Photoshop Tuition on a Saturday or Sunday costs £699 here or £799 on site* (*up to 8 Hours)

Photoshop Tuition only
Mon - Fri £399 here or £499 on location* (up to 7 hours)

Photoshop Tuition only on a Saturday or Sunday £599 here or £699* on location (up to 7 hours)

*On location price includes up to 1 hour travel time from Kibworth or 30 miles. Other destinations by arrangement but as a guide additional travel time, including mileage, is calculated at approximately 75ppm.

Additional students can attend for £250 each

Please Contact Us If You Have Any Questions

email - glen@digitalcameracourses.co.uk or call 0116 279 6906

Course Timings

 

9.30 -10am Arrival, coffee & biscuits 10.00am camera settings & theory

12.30 -1.00pm light lunch (included)

1pm-3pm Practical photography

3pm-4pm Review photographs

4pm-5pm Photo-editing Demonstration

5pm Questions & course feedback

 

DSLR Course Requirements

 

Digital SLR Camera

Extra lenses - optional

External flashgun - optional

Fully charged battery and/or a spare

Empty memory card

Any other kit you need explaining

change of shoes if wet.

 

Please ensure you have a fully charged battery as we will be using your camera a lot and batteries do to tend to run out.For batteries and cards at huge discounts visit

www.mymemory.co.uk

 

On Location or On-Site

 

We can offer training at our location in Smeeton Westerby, where we will show you how to set up a simple home studio, or on location at your premises.

 

In both cases we will show how to get the very best results out of your camera equipment and available lighting. We will also provide you with a lighting and set up diagram plus a list of any specialist kit you will need.

 

Camera Equipment required

 

What equipment will I need?

 

You will require a minimum level of equipment to attend one of these courses. If you do not have the necessary kit we can provide a simple studio set up for demonstration purposes and a shopping list so you can buy the kit before or after the course. Ideally you will need:

 

A Digital SLR camera

A separate flashgun or studio lights

A sturdy tripod

A background and stand

A selection of clamps

White Reflecting Card

 

What if I don't have everything?

We will advise you on any special equipment when you book. We can always use our camera kit and provide you with a shopping list plus suggested suppliers during the course.

Is there any support after the course?

We offer 30 days reasonable email or phone support after the training day. You can also email us pictures for comments.

Why is it more expensive for you to travel to us?

Because I need to allow for extra travel time, extra set-up time, fuel, expenses and lugging a car load of gear around.