Whisky Photography
Treat yourself to a dram of photographic magic.
Recorded LIVE, this photography workshop covers the start-to-finish process of a product shoot, photographing a bottle of whisky to advertising standards, using a simple three-light setup.
Karl guides you through each step of the process, from planning and previsualization, to the retouching required to finish the shot.
How to light reflective surfaces, controlling gradient light, using reflectors and useful post-production techniques are all covered in this exciting shoot. Karl also shares a number of little-known industry secrets that help elevate a shot to advertising standard.
In this class:
- Product photography: How to photograph bottles
- Product photography lighting tips
- Lighting setups for bottle photography
- Photographing using multiple lights
- Useful post-production techniques for product photography
- Creating a composite image in Photoshop
Questions? Please post them in the comments section below.
Comments
Brilliant work-through. Was wondering where you get those white platforms that you place your table tops on from?
Cheers
Chris
Hi Christopher, I just had my carpenter make them from MDF and then painted them.
Great complement to your other video ! thanks Karl
Pointing us to PETER LIPPMANN has made me want to give up!
Something to aim for 🙂
Ha, ha, same here!! 😉
thank you for this amazing tutorial
As usual, due to my time zone, couldn’t watch it live. Anyhow, thanks for the nice tutorial.
Thank you Ricardo, what’s your timezone by the way as we are looking at alternative broadcast times as a possibility for some shows?
Hi Karl, I’m in Malaysia, which means GMT + 8 hours….
OK thanks.
Wonderful stuff! Feeling inspired to try it for myself!
Cheers Chris.
awesome show.
Thank you.
Sorry I didn’t get to see this live, but are there any hard and fast rules at the point on the video around 34 mins when Ashley was moving the light around or is it just down to personal taste on how the light hits the bottle???
Unfortunately I missed this live last night, but have just managed to catch up on it now! Another fantastic in-depth tutorial with an amazing result. Thank you Karl & team!
Thanks James.
When shooting commercial products, is the 1:1 crop factor best? How often are shots composed in order to accommodate the final deliverable (such as an ad layout)?
Hi John, no it’s generally best in a rectangle format and shoot slightly looser than the anticipated crop which would be dictated by your client or art director.
Another stellar live show! Thanks Karl and team.
Thanks John.
GRRRRR
I missed it, I’m down here in Morocco been so busy..
I’ll watch the video at my pace…
Many thanks Karl, love your work
Excellent “Live” tutorial Karl and team, practical and direct knowledge you can implement today.
thanks again lots of tip well done again
This is brilliant thank you so much! What a great tutorial.
Thank You so much Carl..very clear & confident teaching…….buying a studio space soon, can’t wait to get on with it in the spring. love your lighting techniques. Marc.