Articles for Members

Welcome to this product photography articles page, where you can access learning that builds on the essential core knowledge and teachings of the course. Everything here is geared to helping you continue to improve as a photographer, to help you achieve your goal of shooting great product images.

Professional Photography Training

Think Like A Pro

‘Thinking’ is 80% of what we achieve. With this sobering statistic I wanted to help you to ‘think’ more like a Pro so let’s just check in with our minds for a while.

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Product Photography Workshops

We all love learning! We just sometimes think we don’t…My favourite way of learning is Face to Face workshops. I love real human interaction…

Scrim light, is a light modifier for studio photography use

Scrim Lights – Why Use Them?

Ever wondered what the big or small diffusers in studios are called and why they are used?

Learn to photograph business cards and printed surfaces

Lighting Printed Surfaces – Capturing the Finish

This simple but effective tutorial for shooting a glossy business card.

Bottle Lighting

Bottle Lighting and Element Shooting – Masterclass

I often test-shoot for a client. This is an opportunity for me to learn about a clients products.

Essential Preparation

Essential Preparation for A High Quality Product Shot

Preparation and care before we shoot reduces the chance of mistakes.

Photoshop Retouching Article - Shoot Products Like A pro

Photoshop Retouching – What Works For Me!

I can teach great product photography skills, but I am not ignoring photoshop!

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PS TOP TIP SESSION 6 – The Angle of Dangle

The Angle of Dangle is basically about light and where it comes from

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Premium Looking Image_Product Photography Course

Masterclass on How to Shoot a Premium Looking Image

Do you know how to shoot a great looking, quality image?

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Understanding Your Product

Understanding Your Product

We must understand exactly what we want from a product shot.

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The Essence of a Product

PS TOP TIP SESSION 5 – Finding the Essence of a Product

I am asking you to learn more about ‘WHY’ you are taking the photograph.

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Set Ups and Diagrams

Set Ups and Diagrams – Visual Language in Practice

This Article digs into the set ups for my post of ‘Visual language in Practice’.

Visual Communication in Practice

Visual Communication in Practice

What should we be aware of to make us better communicators and improve our visual language skills

Product Photography Articles

PS TOP TIP SESSION 4 – Visual Language

Communication of an image is controlled by us through the world of Visual Language.

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Lighting Types in use

Lighting Types and Their Uses

Technology is moving quickly and now there is more lighting choice than ever for the discerning photographer

Simplify your set up

Simplifying Your Set Up

It’s too easy to get over complicated when lighting. Here’s how not to.

Simple Lighting

PS TOP TIP SESSION 3 – Simple Lighting

Keeping things like lighting simple will help your photography improve.

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Shooting Space

Shooting Space – Make it Work for You

Not everyone has a nice big studio to shoot in. Use what you have well!

Small shooting Space

PS TOP TIP SESSION 2 – Small Shooting Space, Big Imagination

Let’s deal with a small shooting space and limited lighting.

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product photographers kit

PS TOP TIP SESSION 1 – A Product Photographers Kit!

Here are my thoughts on kit required if setting up a studio!

Interview with Phil Sills

Interview with Phil Sills

Trust fulfils a big role in helping us choose where and how we interact online.

How do you want to learn?

‘TO YOUR SUCCESS’ PHIL SILLS