Hey guys. I was at the house, sitting in the living room and saw a Juicy Contour Cologne bottle my wife got for mother's day sitting on the dining room table. The bottle design is what caught my eye, so I thought I would go ahead and set up and see what I can do with it. As always I treated this shoot as if I were doing it for a client, so I would have a little more care about the results. So I set up with a white foam core base with a yellow background and a single speedlight. A few shots with that look was not too bad. But I think the yellow was causing the liquid to have a yellow tint. Didn't look natural. So I went for the white foam core back, and the results was a lot better. The shot look just like a juicy contour commercial ad. I believe that commercial photography is one the best skills that you can have. The time that it take to do new ideas change backgrounds, and the subject never complain about time or anything is great. Now food maybe a little different, I don't know, but I can't wait to shoot some. I have a friend that makes cakes. Maybe I'll ask her to make me one to shoot. Food can't be that hard. What I used to make this possible, was from a website I found called Strobist.com. You can go there and learn how to work with your speedlight off camera. The results are awesome. And you can shoot outdoors without all that expensive bulky equipment, just like a pro. All I used for this shot is one speedlight hooked on to a light stand. The light was positioned down on the product. As you can see the shoot was a good one. So go to STROBIST.COM and get you some info, you'll love it.
