B.T.S. Beer Shoot!

It never gets old photographing beer. There’s always something new to explore and discover in the process! I was so excited to work with Mieko on this project. She sourced beautiful colored beer and beer cans to photograph. We put together a few ideas to explore and left room to be creative. I know we needed a human element for one of the setups and I was able to call on Vie Agency to provide a great talent. I got to work with Jasik who knew how to open a beer can perfectly. We were able to capture the action on the first shot! That’s why planning is so important, you can get right into it when talent walks on set.

Studio: Space28

Assistant: Andrii Obolonchyk

Beverage Photography: Getting That Splash

With beverage work comes pours and splashes. I’ve found I was lacking some of that in my portfolio and have lost out on projects because I didn’t have that aspect. Getting this integrated into my work was no easy task and there is a lot of trial and error in getting that perfect pour or splash. There are ways to accomplish this type of photography with sound and laser triggers getting it exactly where you want it when you throw your liquid into the air. For my first time I was concentrating on using the right strobe equipment and keeping my setups simple but conceptual that still showcased my creativity but showed an understanding how to get that shot. If you want your pours midair with little to know ghosting on your shots using the Broncolor Scoro’s were the way to go. I used 2-3 heads per shot giving a nice fill light without washing out the clear liquids. Water was the most efficient way to practice and get neat shots midair. I really enjoyed how the final image came out after post processing. The other great thing with Broncolor was I was able to use the Profoto modifiers (personally are better than Broncolors) on Broncolor heads. They had speed rings that could adapt to Profoto softboxes. If you plan to try and capture pours or splashes I’d advise buying tarps from Home Depot and having extra towels because you will make a mess.