brucep
01-20-2010, 10:10 AM
I just received an email from a Photozo member which I'd like to answer in the public forum:
Bruce,
I've been on your site admiring your work with wine and I noticed that in the portrait shots of the employees (http://www.photozo.com/album/showgallery.php?cat=9436), if there is a bottle in front of them, you can see the relections of the lighting you used for the shot. However, in the shots that are meant to show the wine specifically, there is little relection from the lighting. It almost appears to me that the glass bottles are not shiney, but rather eched or powder-coated glass. This makes for a very appealing shot, taking your eye directly to the wine lable, which I'm sure was you intention. Would you be willing to share with me your technique for reducing the glare/reflection?
Thank you.
Fred
Fred, Personally, I don't like bottles to look like they're flat black, but my company would rather they look that way than have distracting reflections, so I try to compromise and have very subtle reflections on the edges of the bottles. It was suggested that I use the bottles in Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast as examples.
I'll refer you to a previous post (http://www.photozo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10152&highlight=) in which I describe my bottle lighting. By the way, I'm doing a presentation to the North Bay Adobe Users' Group (http://groups.adobe.com/posts/e89ee2c23b) on February 22nd in Santa Rosa. I'll be covering this lighting and the Photoshop compositing methods I use with transparent and reflective objects. If you're in Northern California, PM me and I'll send you further info.
Bruce,
I've been on your site admiring your work with wine and I noticed that in the portrait shots of the employees (http://www.photozo.com/album/showgallery.php?cat=9436), if there is a bottle in front of them, you can see the relections of the lighting you used for the shot. However, in the shots that are meant to show the wine specifically, there is little relection from the lighting. It almost appears to me that the glass bottles are not shiney, but rather eched or powder-coated glass. This makes for a very appealing shot, taking your eye directly to the wine lable, which I'm sure was you intention. Would you be willing to share with me your technique for reducing the glare/reflection?
Thank you.
Fred
Fred, Personally, I don't like bottles to look like they're flat black, but my company would rather they look that way than have distracting reflections, so I try to compromise and have very subtle reflections on the edges of the bottles. It was suggested that I use the bottles in Wine Spectator and Wine Enthusiast as examples.
I'll refer you to a previous post (http://www.photozo.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10152&highlight=) in which I describe my bottle lighting. By the way, I'm doing a presentation to the North Bay Adobe Users' Group (http://groups.adobe.com/posts/e89ee2c23b) on February 22nd in Santa Rosa. I'll be covering this lighting and the Photoshop compositing methods I use with transparent and reflective objects. If you're in Northern California, PM me and I'll send you further info.