Product Photography with Hugh Kretschmer (In-Person Learning – One Session)
- Saturday
November 22, 2025
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
This intensive one-day workshop is designed to give photographers a strong foundation in product photography using studio lighting. Whether you’re a content creator, small business owner, or emerging commercial photographer, you’ll learn the essential techniques needed to light and shoot a variety of consumer goods with confidence.
One Session
Tuition: $435 + $250 prop stylist, props, studio and equipment fee (Become a Member today and received up to 20% off!)
Limited to 12 students.
© Photo by Hugh Kretschmer
About
In-Person Learning
This intensive one-day workshop is designed to give photographers a strong foundation in product photography using studio lighting. Whether you’re a content creator, small business owner, or emerging commercial photographer, you’ll learn the essential techniques needed to light and shoot a variety of consumer goods with confidence.
Through hands-on demonstrations and guided assignments, students will work with professional strobe lighting and modifiers to explore how to light for texture, shape, and reflective surfaces. With insight into camera angles, lens selection, and composition, the class will help you elevate everyday objects into compelling visual content.
Working alongside an experienced prop stylist, students will gain real-world exposure to collaborative studio practices and learn how styling decisions impact the final image. The day also includes group discussion, lighting analysis of commercial examples, and instructor-led feedback.
Hugh Kretschmer set his sights on a career in photography at the age of 13, when his father taught him how to print his very first photograph in the family darkroom. Since then, he has never looked back, receiving a BFA from Art Center College of Design, and launching his career as a photo-illustrator in the editorial and advertising arenas. His fanciful yet provocative photographs balance between art and commerce, and have brought him critical acclaim through numerous national and international awards, and have been the subject of many articles and industry blog posts, most recently in Juxtapoz and Huffington Post, Italy. His work is now represented by Fathom Gallery in Los Angeles and Fotografenwerk, Dusseldorf, while on the commercial side has garnered him a long client list that includes Old Spice, Huggies, Honda, Toyota, Kohler, Evian, New York Times Magazine, Time, Vanity Fair, and Oprah Magazine. Kretschmer is currently an adjunct professor and part-time instructor at both Santa Monica College and UCLA.
Details
- One Session
- Dates: Saturday, December 13, 9 am – 5 pm
- Enrollment Limit: 12 students
- Skill/Experience Level: Introduction to Studio Lighting or equivalent experience and/or instructor approval. Knowledge of lighting, equipment and your camera is required.
- Tuition: $435 + $250 prop stylist, props, studio and equipment fee (Become a Member today and received up to 20% off!)
- Location: Downtown Los Angeles (LACP Headquarters), 252 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, California, 90012