Article by: Marc Alexander Sporys
This is one of my "How to ad" series where I pick a photograph which appeared as an advertisement and try to figure out how to light it up + post processing. I'm trying to get there as close as I can and will show you the whole process to the final image.
Is it possible to get this with a small equipment and do it like the "pros"?
Mock Up
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| tips for photographing glass bottles |
(The original ad-image is not taken by me! It's only used to show)
Gear
- 5D II @ 1/160, ISO100
- 24-70 ƒ2,8 @ ƒ/11
Lighting Setup
Here's the lighting setup, please excuse the poor quality as it is taken with my mobile camera.
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| setup shot of how to photograph glass bottles |
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| lighting setup photographing glass bottles |
Key light - Quadra into Softbox, front of bottle
Rim light - D-Lite into Softbox, left of bottle
Post Processing
Here's a video of my post processing technique.