It has been quite some time, I haven’t posted some photographs for inspiration. Here are 9 different ways to photograph drinks. The list contains drinks of all kind. Smoothies, juices, wines to name a few. Take a look and learn about the 6 Steps to Improve Your Photography.
by colodio
by Frank BB
by Dustin Diaz
by realSMILEY
by Jeff Cushner
by Tambako
by nim!destiny
Note: All photographs listed here are licensed under Creative Commons
6 Quick Steps on How to Improve Photography Using This List
Here they are:
- Learn how to read a photograph
- Analyze these photographs
- Try to recreate them on your own
- Compare your photo with the original photo from the list
- See what’s missing
- Repeat 2-5 until you are satisfied
Your Drink or Beverage Photographs
Have you taken beverage photos before? Share with us. Add drink photographs you have taken in the comments below. Detailed instruction on adding images in comments can be found here.
Great photos! I think drinks (along with soups) are one of the hardest subjects to photograph – usually with glasses there is a lot of reflection or light bouncing off can cause unwanted distracting bright spots. So I think lighting becomes critical when doing a beverage shot, and often I think natural ambient light is not the way to go. Here is my best beverage shot so far, using ambient daylight outside –
Raspberry and Limoncello Cooler (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenncuisinephotos/3753014405/)
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Thank you for sharing this photograph Jenn.
wow great shot jenn…
Very nice! I love the colors and contrast of the drink to the background. The only nit pik would be that the top ufilled part of the champaigne flute needed to be cleaned.
Dan,
Thank you for stopping by and critiquing the photograph.
Goregeous images, I feel inspired to polish up the crystal-ware and get shooting again! Mocktails are my specialty, snazzy looking drinks for special occasions, all made without alcohol.
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um, sorry, don’t know what happened with my pictures, I followed the steps… here’s the link to my blog posts where the images are:
http://yum-oh.blogspot.com/search/label/Drink
I like this post (that beer shot is so creative!) because I think drinks are something that are particularly hard to get good photographs from. Thanks for the inspiration!
I’m inspired! These photos are very creative and now I’ve got to start coming up with my own ideas.
Lynne,
Thank you for your comments. I have found studying the photos very helpful when I am about to take photos. Something like this gives me something to start with and once I get warmed up, it is always easy to take original photos.
How about you? How do you get ideas?
thanks for sharing.. worth trying to these kinda shot..
I don’t know what it is about glossy colors that contrast so starkly with backgrounds, and especially when glass is involved.
great post. I agree about glasses being hard to shoot. I’ve recently done a set for Tate Entertaining and asked not to do glasses and beverages because of this fact. Guess whatIi ended up doing all afternoon!
Here’s the gallery : http://markblundell.photoshelter.com/gallery/Cocktails/G00007rgJBh94EuI/
And an example of my work :
[img]http://markblundell.photoshelter.com/img-show/I0000a2ERngCRTKA[/img]
I found the whole process very hard from shooting to processing, but gained a lot from it.
Not sure why the link didn’t work – must be Photoshelter playing silly buggers.
[img]http://seandavisphotographic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/mojito2.jpg[/img]
Beverages are rough to shoot, but super rewarding. The above was shot with real ice, which is no fun, but it worked out alright in the end.
[img]http://seandavisphotographic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/saint.vivant.armagnac.jpg[/img]
Also, I believe that the classic luxury whiskey-brandy-cognac shot with the glow background is a must for any beverage photographer. This one was shot on a sheet of glass over black velvet and lit with a single Broncolor strobe and a small soft box to the left, with a several reflectors to highlight the metallic lettering and the cap. The background is another strobe, gelled for color and bouncing off grey formica. I have a foil covered cardboard cutout that passes the light from the softbox through the bottle. This is really important as without it, the liquid would be almost black. It is a pretty simplistic setup, but the positioning of lights and reflectors took some time. Photoshop work was pretty minimal on this one. This was a personal shot that I created to test a new Zeiss 100mm lens.
Beautiful photos! I am getting thirsty just looking at them. I especially love the strawberry margarita. Make me want to just reach out and grab it.
Wow! This reminds me of when I was in TV commercials production and we had to light ‘pack shots’ and drinks were the most difficult. I am full of admiration for the patience required to get the lighting right. Lovely to look at – I feel thirsty.
I would say that the photo of Frank BB is the most intriguing to shoot. I can’t figure out how to get the lighting outline from the right side…
Bob
Great photos. Is anybody knows what camera brand and lens was used for each photo? Are the photos being edited with some sort of photo enhancement software?
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amazing shot.. here is my contribution.
Mine was taken with my Canon 40D on a table in a dark corner and the sun lighting it up from the side. Minimal adjustment was made to darken the background a bit. The important part was getting just the right angle of the sun to not only highlight the liquid within but the starburst on the glass.
hi,very nice!! What a beautiful colors! After looking to make people feel relaxed, thanks for your sharing.