This is my first entry to dpchallenge.com. I'm happy with how this photo looks to my untrained eyes. I used a lot of lights at different angles to achieve the desired effect. No flash.
Beer Goggles.
My first shots were with an empty bottle, but that was slightly boring. In this shot, I used the bottle I was drinking! The beer inside and condensation on the outside of the bottle make for surface texture.
Harpoon IPA is brewed in Boston, MA. Very tasty!
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Thanks for all the comments... kept me entertained during the voting week.
This image was recommended for disqualification. Good thing I had the original with EXIF data available ;) Thanks to those that recommended it... I enjoy being kept on my toes.
Here's how it was done... the bottle is actually sitting on a glass table covered with an off-white colored cloth. Beneath the table are 3 low powered lights to evenly disperse the light. There is a cardboard cutout of a female figure taped to the bottom of the table beneath the cloth. The effect is that of a shadow puppet.
The image was shot from above, using a black leather jacket for the background. There are a few bright spotlights from above to help diffuse unwanted shadows and balance the light coming from beneath the table. There was a yellow-shaded spotlight from the back, which resulted in the bottle shadow in the foreground. The critics are still deciding whether or not it distracts from the photo... I did it on purpose to add a little extra confusion and give an effect of multiple lighting angles.
This was an extremely fun photo to set up. By far, its the most complex photo I've ever made in a staged setting. It took about 50 shots to get it right and I experimented with 3 completely different setups. The biggest challenge was making sure the lights beneath the table didn't blead through the white cloth causing a washout, which looked horrible.
Very clever. The lighting on the bottle is a little inconsistent with the 'shadow', and the lighting itself seems a bit strong. But all in all, very amuzing photo. And a good beer, to boot!
I like your idea here! this is a really neat execution.. very unique! I'm also glad to see another fan of the microbrews... I haven't had the Harpoon IPA, but I have enjoyed a few of the Harpoon Lagers... Is this shadow from a stencil held above the image??? great work! = 8 - jmsetzler
I had a similar idea but a different theme which I never had time to execute. I have my idea of how you did it but I can't wait to read about it from you. Extremely good job.
Cool illusion. I couldn't figure out how to do it, but now I think I get it. Very clever!!!! Photo 10 Creativity 10 +++ Shadows 10 total 10 I thought I had seen the winner, but this is better!
My first thought was some Photoshop trickery going on......but if you did this by positioning lights and props it's very impressive. I will vote assuming no photoshop tricks....
Should have cropped out the bottle shadow as it comes into the foreground...it would have made your technique a tad more mysterious. Why's her butt pointy?? Definitely unique and refreshing.
Hmm.. ok.. so if it isn't photoshop altered --- then well i see the bottle shaddow coming towards the viewer.. and then how did you get the other shaddow. Did you hold something up infront of a light so it would seem to be coming from the bottle? I was thinking of doing something like this but wasn't sure what to use/how to go about it. Seems interesting.
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