Behind the scenes of a beer bottle product shot

A softbox

Behind this light box is a snooted light to blow out the background and have light shining through the beer.

A piece of card reflecting white.

A piece of card reflecting black.

The bottle being photographed.

Other bottles being used to hold up the card.

Behind the scenes of a beer bottle product shot by dreadfuldan.

A bit more on my blog.

The end result.

This photo has notes. Move your mouse over the photo to see them.

To take full advantage of Flickr, you should use a JavaScript-enabled browser and
install the latest version of the Macromedia Flash Player.

Comments

mulletgod says:

do you use your studio lights for a lot of shoots? i've noticed how awesome and even your lighting has been in the last few shoots. i just couldn't achieve the same result with my 580 II bounced off a lowish height white roof.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

dreadfuldan says:

Not a lot of shoots. Most are still natural light or just my 580ex.

But i need these lights for studio stuff.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

dreadfuldan says:

That said - in the last batch of shots there were several shot with studio light.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Innerstyle says:

Nice.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Mat Packer says:

Nice one Dan, thanks for sharing your setup.

I've been doing a bunch of product shooting recently for my work. I've been trying to do it on a big perspex 'seamless' but unfortunately it's a little reflective so it's been a little difficult to get the background true white. I might try what you've done and snoot the rear light and see if that helps blow away the greys..
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

chezza g says:

Wow, so much work goes into a studio shot...

I can see why food stylists, etc get paid as much as they do...
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrew (nf) says:

"Reflecting black"?!? Heh heh.

Great results, Dan. It always amazes me at shoots how clean the end result can be considering how chaotic the process often is.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

dreadfuldan says:

I never went to school for this stuff so i don't speak the proper jargon. But you know what i mean. The black card is what gives the defined edges on the left and right.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

geeewocka says:

love to see setup shots....I've tried something recently at home....but could not get the background working....even with the light on full power, it's like the material in the box was too thick & absorbing it all on the outside

I seen this one on flickr yesterday, great idea for using wrapping paper as the background haha...nice n cheap but effective - www.flickr.com/photos/doigal/2448985028/

check out this guys blog for some great product shots & setup views like this - light-studio.blogspot.com/
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

_Val W says:

Love your setup shots. So many angels to try. Thanks for the lesson.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

mikemccoyphotography says:

Great stuff Dan! No worries on the jargon as you have become a Professor " ) I seriously appreciate how you share your techniques with all. A "play it forward" for photography.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

Andrew (nf) says:

I don't know the proper jargon either, Dan... the physicist in me was amused by the contradiction of reflecting the absence of light, that's all.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Would you like to comment?

[?]

	dreadfuldan's photostream
		4,217 uploads

This photo also belongs to:

	Product (Set)
		2 items
	Part of: Time Out Sydney

	Product Photography (Pool)
		0

	Strobist.com (Pool)
		0

	StrobeAust: Australian Strobists organising local strobist meets (Pool)
		0

Additional Information

Taken with a Canon EOS 5D.
More properties
Taken on April 22, 2008

9 people call this photo a favorite

Viewed 1,708 times

Add to your map

Yay location removed

...

(Some formats are OK.)

Or, remove it from the map.

Go to the map

You	Sign in \| Create Your Free Account
Explore	Places \| Last 7 Days \| This Month \| Popular Tags \| The Commons \| Creative Commons \| Search
Help	Community Guidelines \| The Help Forum \| FAQ \| Sitemap \| Help by Email

Behind the scenes of a beer bottle product shot

Comments

mulletgod says:

dreadfuldan says:

dreadfuldan says:

Innerstyle says:

Mat Packer says:

chezza g says:

Andrew (nf) says:

dreadfuldan says:

geeewocka says:

_Val W says:

mikemccoyphotography says:

Andrew (nf) says:

Would you like to comment?

dreadfuldan's photostream

Product (Set)

Product Photography (Pool)

Strobist.com (Pool)

StrobeAust: Australian Strobists organising local strobist meets (Pool)

Tags

Additional Information