Well it's getting hot around here and it just seemed that beer was a natural extension of smoothness... thouh I'd go for a Stella Artois over a Tsing Tao any day, but around here there ain't much selection to be had!
Studio photography:
# Vertical softbox on 800watt strobe placed behind the bottle at about 45 degrees.
# Blind on the right hand side of the camera to create black line on the left side of the bottle.
# Bottle standing on top of a can of spray paint (white cap) to avoid reflections of the table on the glass.
# Water droplets are from a bottle of studio glycerin.
Retouching:
# RAW file tweaking (levels/contrast/lightness/white balance) + convert to TIFF @ 300dpi
# Minor clean-up, pretty much straight from the camera.
# Levels, unsharp mask, a bit of burning to get more shadow on the droplets.
# size/save/quit
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Very nice! The green of the bottle plays well against the white background. I also like the way the lighting is implemented.
The only suggestion I have is to give thought to filling the empty space on the bottle immediately below the sing tao lettering. A label of some sort or perhaps a quick spray or two from a water bottle?
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