Product photography training

Have you tried doing some of your own pack shot and product photography for your web site or catalogues?
Not quite happy with the results?

Example of product photgraphy for a web site We are happy to come out and help you take better advertising and product photographs. We provide bespoke training courses anywhere in the UK, particularly Leicestershire, the UK East Midlands (Northampton, Nottingham and Derby).

We can offer general digital product photography courses, which cover composition and lighting techniques, the technical aspects of photography (exposure, depth of field etc) and what to do with the images once you have gotten them out of the camera (image processing in Photoshop, using images for both web and print).

Any teaching is customised to individual clients requirements, so can include specialist aspects such as colour management and digital camera profiling if need be.

Whilst we can bring along an impressive array of (expensive) equipment to show what can be done, we find it much better to help people get the best out of their own set-up.

We are also happy to advise you on cameras and equipment for product photography - although we do not actually sell such items ourselves.

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Our training courses are held at your own preferred location, where you will be taking your own product photographs and pack shots.

We also provide more general photography teaching and training and photography courses/seminars for estate agents

This site also has free downloadable versions of some of Keith Cooper's image manipulation tutorials.

Contact details :

Northlight Images, 86 Harrow Road

Leicester, Leicestershire, UK. LE3 0JW (Maps)

Telephone +44 116 291 9092

You can e-mail us:

Food photography at a local restaurant.

Learn how to get the best from your photographs. Find out how to make your images look that little bit better on the web.

How long is a training course?

Since our product photography courses are customised to your requirements, it all depends on what you want to learn and your existing skill levels. We have provided courses from half a day to three days.

This photo was taken during one of Keith's product photography training sessions.

Training carried out at -your- site, using -your- equipment and -your- products.

Another example from a recent course.

In this instance, exploring the nature of reflected light (and its absence) for photographing a very nice bottle of Malt Whisky.

Note the cropped image on the laptop screen

If you are looking to buy equipment later, we can always bring a range of portable studio photographic equipment. In the example below, all the equipment (including camera and laptop) was supplied by ourselves for the session.

Note -- we don't sell equipment, but are happy to advise you on what's available

handbag - product photo training

Using continuous lighting - product photography training for a major UK retailer

Here's some jewellery photographed on a recent course. Subjects included making use of depth of field and retouching images to look at their best on the web

Tiara from SilverTree jewellery design

Wedding tiara from SilverTree Jewellery Design.

How many people can attend?

Courses are aimed at individuals, or 2-3 people at most. The training is very much hands-on, so you will be taking lots of photos and working on them.

We are happy for more people to attend, or watch what is going on, but do note that this can reduce the amount of 'hands on' coverage we can provide.

This photo of Keith Cooper (rear) was taken during one of his digital product photography courses in Leicester, in this case how to light and shoot products for your web site.

You can take better pictures-

-Learn from a professional photographer

Keith spent several years at Loughborough University as a lecturer, and in addition has a C&G Adult Education Certificate.

Courses are aimed at giving useful practical information for you to take better photos and make better use of them.

photography training - product photography

What about afterwards?

If you have been on a Northlight Images training course, we are happy to answer technical questions and clear up any related issues you might have about the course materials.

We know that often, people have plenty of other work to do in their jobs, and after a week or so, what was clear on the day may have faded a bit...

How much does all this cost?

Precise course costs are based on duration, location and any consumable items needed (backgrounds etc.), but a full day's bespoke training in the East Midlands is typically £750+VAT (this is for the course itself, we do not charge on a 'per person' basis)

We can bring a range of our lighter more transportable equipment to show you if needed.

Please give us a call if you would like to discuss what we can offer.

Our other Photographic services

Event and Public Relations photography

There are full details on the Event/PR page.

Location based food photography

Food photography in your own kitchen or restaurant.

Corporate Event and Venue Photography

Our photography services are also available for corporate events and hospitality where we supply high quality images for publicity and promotional purposes. Our aim is to capture the atmosphere and convey much more than just a record of who was there.

Commercial services

Details on our commercial photography page.

Interior Photography

Lifestyle and interior photography for designers, architects and housing developers.

Landscape Photography

We provide commercial landscape photography for brochures, events and exhibitions.

Packshot and product photography

Product photography for print and web catalogues (with price guide).

Film and print scanning

We provide a film/print scanning service for special projects where that extra bit of quality counts!

Image restoration and retouching

Not that you would ever ask... but we are quite happy to remove the odd blemish, drop a few pounds and generally improve images for clients. We always aim to provide the images that you want...

Old photos can often be repaired/ enhanced — we can provide copies and enlargements - such as 'Cheerful Beach'

Location and Stock photography

-by Keith Cooper (colour & B/W, film and digital). The photo content of this site is currently searchable by Keyword/category.

Training / education / presentations

A lot of people are trying to bring an understanding of colour management to their business. The advantages, such as 'getting it right first time' can quickly translate into a quicker turnaround -- and increased profitability. However, there is still a lot of misunderstanding when it comes to how to best introduce such changes. Call us for independent advice and specialised training -- let us evaluate your workflow.

More details in our Colour Management services page

Keith offers individual tuition and training courses to companies and private individuals. Recently this has included helping an upmarket Estate Agency improve both the quality of its photographs -and- the quality/accuracy of its printed brochures. For more examples of the kind of topics covered, see our teaching page or our Lectures/seminars section.

In addition to the training outlined on our Mac Services page, Keith Cooper is a qualified Adult Education tutor and runs a number of local training courses covering such items as:

Digital Photography (introductory/intermediate level).
Photography without a darkroom (intermediate/advanced level).
Technical aspects include: digital cameras, scanning film, printing and Colour management.
Photoshop for Photographers.

Several online versions of his courses are available on this site. An example from his introductory digital photography course covers Basic Image manipulation with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2. Over time we hope to add online tutorials based on many of Keith's courses.

Please call us today for an informal chat to discuss your needs, and how we can help ...

Contact details :

Northlight Images, 86 Harrow Road

Leicester, Leicestershire, UK. LE3 0JW (Maps)

Telephone +44 116 291 9092

You can e-mail us:

Other areas of our site that may be of interest...

NEW -- Create your own customised A3 size wall calendar from a choice of 90 of Keith's images. Choose your own images for your own custom printed calendar - 12 months starting any month of the year - many all new images not yet in our main gallery.

Digital Black and White. Keith was recently interviewed about digital black and white photography for a magazine article. We have an expanded version here covering some of his thoughts, techniques and tips for those thinking of trying black and white.

As well as our Commercial Photography services and Training there is a growing collection of photography Articles and Reviews on the site aimed at helping you get the best out of your own photography. We also have a growing collection of Photography related information and links that we hope you find useful.

New site features and some of Keith Cooper's latest work are always covered in the What's New page.

Visiting Leicester or wondering where it is? We have views from the Leicester traffic cameras.