Professional Set Design for Product Photography
A course by Mireia RuizArtist
A course by Mireia Ruiz, Artist
Learn how to manually set up colorful and professional set designs for creative photography
"When design, photography, and art go hand in hand, the only possible result is that our client's product shines," affirms visual artist and art director Mireia Ruiz, better known on social media as Mireia y sus cosas. In this online course, see how to convey ideas and emotions through colors, textures, and extraordinary compositions.
Throughout the units, your teacher, who's had the opportunity to collaborate with clients such as Tous, Swatch, and adidas, teaches you how to tackle a professional product-photography assignment. To do this, learn how to create photographic sets manually and find new solutions during the editing process to carve out your own style and set yourself apart from the rest.
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 20 downloads
Materials, brief and product and brand analysis
12 minutes, 34 seconds
Conceptualization and inspiration
12 minutes, 13 seconds
First ideas and sketches
17 minutes, 26 seconds
Second sketches with color tests
19 minutes, 28 seconds
Final sketch and presentation
9 minutes, 5 seconds
Creation of background and floor 1
11 minutes, 43 seconds
What's included in this course?
To begin the course, Mireia Ruiz tells you about her professional career, her influences, and her journey in experimenting with projects that have paved the way to her own personal style.
Next, get to researching and analyzing the product that's taking center stage in your photographs and pinpoint an overall concept. Continue looking for inspiration and testing colors until you define the final sketch.
Move on to building the set and discover the crucial roles that both the floor and the background play. Then, customize the objects and trial some different ways to set it up. Now it's time to photograph the product and play around with new compositions.
Select your best shots and do some basic retouching in Adobe Photoshop. Finally, Mireia teaches you how to prepare the files to present to the client.
What is this course's project?
Create a set design for a series of photos that are packed with creativity.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to discover set design and all its creative possibilities.
Requirements and materials
You don't need any previous experience to take this course, but if you want to retouch your images, it would be useful to have a basic grasp of Adobe Photoshop.
You also need to have the product of your choice, paints, different objects, a camera, and lots of creative energy!
Reviews
- 9 months ago
An interesting course, well prepared and led by a passionate instructor.
- 1 year ago
It is an interesting course. I recommend it a lot.
- 1 year ago
Brilliant creative… she lives her brand. And teaches the art of subtraction. Was disappointed the pdf links in Unit 2 are broken but nonetheless, I would wholly recommend.
- 1 year ago
Excelente curso, muy completo y super bien explicado.
- 2 years ago
Muy buen curso, comparte muchas técnicas para armar una buena composición y jugar con la creatividad.
Her work is currently dedicated to her artistic passion, using color as a communicative tool. In 2019, she was a panel member for the ADG-FAD Laus student awards, and also for the 080 Fashion Week Barcelona fashion competition. She also works as a teacher at the IDEP Barcelona design school. Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to collaborate with clients such as Tous, Swatch, adidas, Pacific and Co., and Etnia Barcelona.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- About Me
- Influences
- U2
Preparation
- Materials, brief and product and brand analysis
- Conceptualization and inspiration
- First ideas and sketches
- Second sketches with color tests
- Final sketch and presentation
- U3
Set construction
- Creation of background and floor 1
- Creation of background and floor 2
- Customization of objects
- Placement of elements and shooting
- Playing with experimentation
- U4
Tune and share
- Review and selection
- Corrections and export 1
- Corrections and export 2
- Presentation of your work
- FP
Final project
- Professional Set Design for Product Photography
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FAQs
You will learn to analyze and apply color in creative projects, design set pieces, experiment with artistic techniques, and develop visual compositions for still lifes and product photography, tailoring concepts to client or brand needs.
Yes, the course is aimed at intermediate learners looking to deepen their creative use of color, composition, and set design in visual projects and product photography.
Basic knowledge of Photoshop and photography is recommended, as the course covers editing techniques, digital sketching, and photographic composition for product and set design projects.
You will need materials like acrylic paints, modeling paste, brushes, everyday objects, a camera or smartphone, and access to Photoshop or similar software for editing and digital sketching.
Yes, you will learn how to adapt the format, composition, and resolution of your product photos to maximize their visual impact on Instagram and other digital platforms.
The course covers color palettes, creating textures with modeling paste, using acrylics, crafting handmade backgrounds, and applying contrasts of materials and lighting.
Yes, the course includes creating mood boards, visual maps, and keywords to define and communicate visual concepts before starting projects.