Being lucky enough to have had Steve Lovegrove in as a guest speaker today, I feel I really benefited from todays workshop. Specialising in photographing glassware, Steve was able to show some helpful tips such as;
- creating a diffused surface for backlight on the back of a liquid filled glass by masking off the rear half & spraying it with adhesive.
- using a spirit level to make sure your liquid filled subject is level for desirable results.
- instead of having to keep interfering with your set, syphoning enough liquid from the glass to enable an un flattened top up with desirable head in the beer is a less painful way of handling the shoot.
- cut out a near enough copy of the beer bottles shape, cover in foil to aid in making liquid transparent, backlighting the liquid more naturally
- accompany that backlighting with silicone spray on the front of the bottle, then when dry follow by spraying Evian spring water mist to create a cold frost water beading effect which again diffuses all light reaching the inside of the bottle
- use nail polish remover for any expiry dates interfering with front labeling etc.
Our images are un-polished & under the lack of time & having missed out on getting in quick - being left with minimal equipment, these can be looked at as stepping stones to a desired result of an un-edited final shot.
Light Field Illumination
Workshop #5 - Chrome & Shiny Objects
This was quite a challenge!
My subject (duck - money box) was particularly difficult due to the many different grooves & shapes that make its form.
Mels subject (hairspray) we tried shooting from a low angle to tie in with its brand (Skyscraper)
I think we did well with both subjects seeing as we were very limited with time
If we were to shoot with full commitment to these subjects I think we'd get there with a little experimentation.
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