Course overview
Online sellers need many good product images, fast. In this course you learn to shoot clean product photos with simple equipment and use AI to remove backgrounds, build lifestyle scenes, fix lighting and produce every format that Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, Shopify and Instagram ask for.
What you will learn
- Product shooting basics: Phone and camera settings, light tents, reflectors and angles for clothing, jewellery, food and gadgets.
- Retouching and clean-up: Background removal, colour correction and retouching in Photoshop and Lightroom.
- AI scenes and generative fill: Place products into lifestyle scenes with Adobe Firefly and Photoshop generative fill and expand.
- Models and mock-ups: AI model shots, packaging mock-ups and variations in colour and setting, with honest use of AI.
- Marketplace formats: Image rules for Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho and Shopify; banners, A+ content and social media posts in Canva.
Tools you will use
Adobe Firefly and Photoshop Generative Fill · Lightroom · Canva (free) · Midjourney · Upscayl (free) · Smartphone and studio lights
We teach the tools studios and agencies use and that are quickest to learn, mainly Adobe Creative Cloud and leading AI services, and point out free alternatives where they are just as good. The tool mix changes as the technology moves on.
Your portfolio project
Shoot and produce a full product listing set (main image, five supporting images, a banner and three social posts) for a real or practice brand.
Career opportunities
- Product photographer
- E-commerce image editor
- Catalogue designer
- Social media designer
- Freelance product visual creator
Who should join
Online sellers, photographers, designers and anyone starting an e-commerce or freelance photo business. No experience needed.
Every student learns to use AI responsibly: copyright and licences, consent for faces and voices, and when to disclose AI use.
