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Drink Photography
90% of the work is done before the drink hits the glass
Photographing cold drinks requires planning on a different level than shooting food or hot drinks. So before you dive in and start actually making the drinks, you want to work through the pre-pour checklist below. It might look like a lot, but it all becomes second nature over time.
Lighting for drinks & cocktails
The very first step is to set up your lighting. What kind of light is right for your drink? When shooting on darker backgrounds, it can be helpful to use white reflectors to brighten the edge farthest from the light.
Photograph Drinks like a Pro
For the technically curious, the full lighting setup consisted essentially of 2 speedlights and a light diffusion panel and it was shot in multiple exposures to combine lit and unlit glass refractions along with some additional rim, edge lights, and other effects. The camera body used was a Fujifilm X-T3, and the Fujinon 80mm F2.8 Macro was the lens of choice. The whole shoot was done tethered to Capture 1, which greatly helped simplify the capture and review process.
In regards to the postproduction, as mentioned we shot multiple exposures to have the flexibilities to blend different lightings setups to achieve a nice, elegant final result.
Credits
Photography & postproduction: Boris Martinez | Galacpic
Post production: Boris Martinez | Manuela Balk | Galacpic
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Design Assistants: Manuela Balk | Galacpic
Production Assistant: Manuela Balk | Galacpic-
