Light Beer

Another in a long list of light bulb pictures.

just in time for St. Pat's day. How clever you can "see" what you're drinking.

love the concept - brilliant lighting.

 

Happy St. Pat.s!

Very cool idea Jamie, and very well orchestrated. Exposure, lighting... and most importantly... composition... all come together in this one. Nice! The plastic holder is a very nice detail, not to mention... the title's perfect!

 

Angela

Yes Jamie. I nearly passed this one by, not because it is not creative and fun but because the thumbnail isn't as dramatic as some of your other images.

 

I wonder how long it took you to get this shot.

 

Great fun as always.

Jamie,

 

Love the humor, and enjoy the craftsmanship. Well staged, lit and shot.

 

Glenwood

NIcely lay out composition.... great concept too..

Keep it up Jamie..

 

In print, I bet this will knock your socks off. The yellows and the glass work well together. Even on the web, I can make the edges of the glass areas... Nice work..... And great title

Very nice work, Jamie. Do you have shots of your set-up?

Hey, thanks for all the nice comments. I had a great time with this shot.

 

Kim, I don't have shots of the setup. I was so flustered trying to get the light bulbs filled with beer standing with the least amount of hot glue that I just completely forgot to take my usual setup pictures. I hate it when I forget because I like to keep them as records for future reference.

 

In lieu of the pictures though I can tell you that it's set up on white seamless paper and I used three Speedlites and a lot of foam board to light it. There's a flash on each side pointing upward into foam board and one overhead facing the background. The fact that much of the light is coming from above, I think, is why the "bottle" caps are a little hotter than I'd like.

 

All the best.

Great idea and composition. How did you get the light bulbs open to pour the beer in them?