Markus, The bright colors dont seem to go with the old bottle, especially the white high key background. I would prefer a rich bar-like atmosphere, dark background and seductively lit. Try a warm spotlight on the label and the glass.
This is something like the kind of lighting I'm talking about: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2960497 rg On 2/16/07, Markus Maurer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Pentaxians > I know that some of you have very successfully photographed table tops of > glass and other shiny reflecting materials so I'm looking for some advice > here: > > I'm looking for a way to present two bottles of 1959 burgunder wine and a > crystal glass from 1959 in a tasteful manner. > I made a test shot with a Pentax Optio 330 and the integrated flash to > trigger a slave flash from the top at 45 degrees and another slave flash for > the background only > and the bottle and glass are in a large white light tent. The visible part > of the tent in the background was then removed in Photoshop. > > The final photo will be made with the Pentax 50mm macro or Tamron 90mm macro > on film and I could use lights instead of the flashes too if needed. I will > not use the red tablet but maybe some stones or old wood branches instead > and seek for any ideas as well. > > But first I need some help how to set up the crystal glass so that the > engraved 1959 (not visible yet) on the front and the other decorations like > the large eagle can be seen very well. > Do I need some black paper on the opposite site of the flash to make the > 1959 stand out? > > Thanks for any ideas regarding the glass or the overall setup in advance :-) > > www.mypage.bluewin.ch/solicom/wine1959.jpg > > > Markus > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
