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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.
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mulletgod  Pro User  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.
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dreadfuldan  Pro User  says:

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

But i need these lights for studio stuff.
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dreadfuldan  Pro User  says:

That said - in the last batch of shots there were several shot with studio light.
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Innerstyle  Pro User  says:

Nice.
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Mat Packer  Pro User  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..
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chezza g  Pro User  says:

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

I can see why food stylists, etc get paid as much as they do...
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Andrew (nf)  Pro User  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.
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dreadfuldan  Pro User  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.
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geeewocka  Pro User  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/
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_Val W  Pro User  says:

Love your setup shots. So many angels to try. Thanks for the lesson.
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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.
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Andrew (nf)  Pro User  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.
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