Geelong Small Business Festival 2026

Product Photography using your Smartphone

Discover creative techniques in lighting, composition and phone settings designed for product photography. Gain practical tips and insights to elevate your skills and make your products stand out online.

This tutorial is to help businesses look at their advertising images in a more creative way and learn simple and cost effective ways to take photos using just a phone.

Throughout the 1.5 hours tutorial, we will discuss different ways to photograph products and the ways to make your product have a more real feeling than just an image on a screen.

Join this tutorial and learn how to create beautiful, professional-looking photos of your work using just your phone.

What You'll Learn

How to photograph your own products at home
Composition techniques for stronger images
Simple and cheap lighting tips to improve your photos
Styling ideas to showcase your work effectively
Practical phone photography tips and tricks

Who Is This Tutorial For?

This session is designed for makers and small business owners who want to improve their product photography for marketing, social media, websites and online sales.

Your fee includes tutorial and class notes.

What to bring:

Pen and paper
Fully Charged Smart Phone

Date: MONDAY August 3rd 2026

Time: 2:00- 3:30pm

Address: Wurriki Nyal Civic Precinct

137-149 Mercer St, Geelong VIC 3220

Cost: $20 inc GST

24 places available.

For more information about the course: Kirstie-Lee 0421 355 233

For information on accessibility and event space, please contact: 03 5272 5272

Run through the City of Greater Geelong and the Chamber of Commerce

Geelong Small Business Festival Tutorial Tickets

What happens if I have to cancel my booking?

WITHIN 48 HOURS OF THE EVENT: If you need to cancel, please get in touch right away so we can try and fill your spot. If it is within 48 hours of the event, you will forfeit your ticket price and any card fees paid.

LONGER THAN 48 HOURS UNTILL the EVENT: If you cancel before the 48 hour cut-off period, you will receive a refund for the ticket price, less any card fees incurred. Kirstie-Lee will not refund any processing fees incurred for the sale of the ticket.

What if I'm running late to the tutorial?

Please let me know as soon as you realise you'll be a bit late, we can fill you in when you arrive, or after the class if needed. I can also email work notes if time doesn't allow to go over what you missed.

Will food be provided during the tutorial?

No, However, there will be tea and coffee available in the meeting area, as part of the Geelong Small Business Festival.

Can I make social media footage during the tutorial?

You're welcome to take photos and videos during the talk, as long as no other peoples' faces or voices can be seen or heard without their direct consent. Photos of the teacher, Kirstie-lee is perfectly ok!

As part of the Geelong Small Business Festival, they will be capturing images and footage throughout the week, so please let the reception desk or the host know if you would not like any imagery of you taken.

Are you are a business that wants to have your staff trained up phone photography?

Get in touch!

Enquire here

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