Smartphone Product Photography PRO (Udemy.com)
Shoot and edit amazing product images using just a smartphone and natural light
Created by: Stuart Anning
Last updated September 2021
What you will learn
- Make great product / still life images using the built in camera app of any smartphone and natural light
- Understand how to analyse and modify light to your advantage
- Learn some key compositional concepts
- Edit your images using just the built in editing app of any smartphone
How it compares
Against the other 275 rated Udemy courses in Photography on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.4 out of 5higher than 31% of them
- Reviews139#165 of 276 by number of reviews
- Length1.8 hoursshorter than 69% of them
- Last updatedSeptember 2021earlier than 53% of them
Course Description
In this course you will learn how to understand and modify light and composition techniques to be able to make and edit your own amazing product images using just the built in camera and editing app of any smartphone and using only the sun as a light source, without the need for any previous experience or specialist photography equipment.
The course includes a series of short theory lessons allowing you to recognise, understand and achieve different styles of lighting using only natural light. There is also a series of lessons covering some of the most important and widely used compositional concepts giving you all the tools you need to both light and compose engaging, more professional looking images. There are 4 example photoshoots to follow along with to show all the theory in practise, as well as some simple yet effective self assessed assignments to build on and consolidate that knowledge.
The overall aim of this course is to give you a solid foundation in photographic principles and best practices, allowing you to be able to make intentional and informed choices from conception to execution of great product or still life images in any style you choose, and with any camera, whether it's a smartphone or even the most expensive camera in the world!
Instructor Details
- 4.4 Rating
139 Reviews
Stuart Anning
Stuart Anning is a UK based commercial photographer and videographer with 10 years of professional experience, working with a wide range of clients from one person start up businesses to some of the worlds most recognised brands, creating high production value marketing imagery to enhance brand awareness, engagement and sales.
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Reviews
By Mehul Rathod on 1/9/2025
it's just nothing to learn.only video starting and ending music is more then useful content
By Yuliya Grechko on 9/18/2024
A really great course! I am not a beginner, yet this course was very helpful in terms of making me look at our company's Insta page in a different way as well as explaining things I already knew, but really fully understand them much better. Highly recommend!
By Christ Forager on 6/29/2023
First, I'll tell you this is a really fantastic course. The presenter is very polished and everything about the content is amazing. However, it was so distracting to hear "Em" and "Um" every 5th word. I really wanted to absorb this content, but was thrown out of the experience as I could almost feel the next "Um" coming. And sure enough, he couldn't go but a few sentences without another "Em" or "Um." I persisted and tried to ignore it, but just couldn't do it. I felt bad to leave a review like this, because everything else about the course is exceptional. I don't want to detract from how perfect everything else is, and not everyone will even notice the "Um" problem. But for me, it was a deal breaker.
By Angela Barnbrook on 5/3/2023
Excellent course!! I have so much i want to photograph but didn't know where to start. I know I will get better over time, but now I know the basics to get started.
By Divya M on 12/24/2022
The course is very clear and crisp. It is easy to stick to it and follow. I am a product photography beginner and this was helpful for me. Stuart is very clear from the start that he is teaching product photography with a smartphone and basic tools and explains the concepts for us to follow. For someone who wants to understand the basics of composing a frame and general idea grasping, I would really suggest this course. Totally met my need.
By Ana Carolina Almeida Simões Marques on 12/5/2022
Conciso, simples e eficaz. Os temas estão muito bem apresentados e estruturados. Eu não tinha muitos conceitos de fotografia, por isso apreciei bastante a eficácia deste curso, cujos conteúdos irei aplicar certamente na minha loja online. Obrigada
By Telma Ferreira on 10/6/2022
As a beginner I can tell that I never thought about photography in this way and I found it easy, very fun to do and now I have the basics to get started. I wish you could’ve shown how to shoot a cloth like a T-shirt, but I understand it’d be too much for one course alone. Thank you so much!
By Matthew Stubbs on 10/23/2021
I really enjoyed this course and felt that I got a lot out of it. I used my 4 year iPhone X for the lessons and I couldn’t believe the results I got just from following the basic principles and techniques that Stuart spoke so clearly about. The assignments were a great way of putting what I had learnt into practise and the results gave me confidence that I could actually create some really professional looking shots! I would recommend this course to anyone like myself who runs a small business and needs to create social media content and website images without spending a fortune. I’m hoping that Stuart will create another edition of this course to extend my skills even further!
By Julie Airey on 10/18/2021
A fantastic beginners course to photography, this was just what I was looking for. Stuart explains everything in detail, but explains it so clearly that I can fully understand and take on board all the helpful tips and advice.
By Tina Abbott on 10/6/2021
As a person over 60 with an older iphone l found Stuart's delivery and content of the course clear and simple and so easy to follow. As somebody who buys and sells on eBay this course will enable me to project a more professional shot of the item or items l am selling. Top marks for the course and l would recommend it to anyone who would like to improve their photography skills.
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Overall Score : 88 / 100






