Set Design for Product Photography

Choice of materials and cutting of pieces

A course by Mariam Palma Salazar , Photographer and set designer

Photographer and set designer. Lima, Peru.
Joined October 2018
91% positive reviews (76)
2,041 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

About the video: Choice of materials and cutting of pieces

Overview

“Here I will show you some of the materials that I use the most and that will be useful for you to build your set. I will explain the characteristics of some of them and how to apply them to your project and with the help of templates (which you can find in the additional resources) we will begin to cut the selected materials. ”

In this video lesson Mariam Palma Salazar addresses the topic: Choice of materials and cutting of pieces, which is part of the Domestika online course: Set Design for Product Photography. Create a set with your hands to make original packshots.

Partial transcription of the video

“As we saw in the previous unit, when I digitized the sketch I added two extra pieces to test when we were already in the set and we printed the final result of the dimensioning of AutoCAD parts. I sent to plot on a one-to-one scale, which is the real measurement, because they can be asked the scale. This is thirty centimeters. The material that I have chosen to work the volumes is the cardboard model of 1.5. The cardboard model gives a matte finish and an interesting texture with the spray. The weight of the portfolio is not considerable I do not need something as sturdy as it could be a do...”

This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.


Course summary for: Set Design for Product Photography

  • Level: Beginner
  • 91% positive reviews (76)
  • 2041 students
  • 4 units
  • 14 lessons (1h 35m)
  • 12 downloads
  • Category

    Photography & Video
  • Areas

    Art Direction, Product Photography, Set Design, Studio Photography

Mariam Palma Salazar

Mariam Palma Salazar
A course by Mariam Palma Salazar

Teacher Plus
Photographer and set designer

After the Faculty of Architecture, Mariam Palma decided to explore photography while studying art direction in Buenos Aires (Argentina). This is where his passion for the set design .

From there he begins to create pieces and elements that will later be used in the compositions that we put together within the studio. In Magicbus, study of visual production and art direction, they are based on work and hand-made processes where the final result approaches a digitally made one.

With Magicbus he has worked for brands such as Brio !, Mindot and for art toys , as well as graphics for events in Lima (Peru).


  • 91% positive reviews (76)
  • 2,041 students
  • 14 lessons (1h 35m)
  • 25 additional resources (12 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

Areas
Set Design for Product Photography. Photography, and Video course by Mariam Palma Salazar

Set Design for Product Photography

A course by Mariam Palma Salazar
Photographer and set designer. Lima, Peru.
Joined October 2018
  • 91% positive reviews (76)
  • 2,041 students