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Old 02-09-2009, 02:40 PM   #1
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Hello all! I am not very into photography and don't know too much about it. I have fiddled with some settings on my camera (point and click variety) but have not gotten good results when trying to take pics of my beers.

Many people post mouth watering pictures of their latest brews and I find that whenever I do the same, my beers look terrible on camera.

If someone with some knowledge would be so kind as to do a small write up about how to light, and shoot a beer to make it look good, I would be much obliged.

It would be great if you could do it with a point and click style camera. Give us some tips, lighting ideas, angles, anything that might help.

Thanks a bunch!!!!
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Old 02-09-2009, 02:57 PM   #2
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wooohooo drinking pictures! These are not quality pictures, but I will post some up when I have the time.



Took that with my old p+s Fujifilm Z1.


Off of my iPhone.


Tips for taking a good shot:
-Make sure you have a keen eye for what you are trying to frame
-indirect lighting = 100x better than flash or direct lighting.
-rule of thirds. Read into it a bit.
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Strobist: How To: DIY $10 Macro Photo Studio

Also, one way to make use of the on-board flash in a macro situation without blowing out the image is to cut a piece of plastic off of a milk container (not the paper cartons obviously). Roll it up so that it forms a slight curve and tape it over the flash. It's a poor man's softbox/diffuser.
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Old 02-09-2009, 03:10 PM   #4
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Awesome! So I just make this little box, use a work lamp for light source, and take pics with no flash on my camera?

What was the tungsten correction he was talking about? Is that for if I use a halogen for my light source? What if I just use an incandescent bulb for the light?
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Old 02-09-2009, 03:43 PM   #5
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There is a tutorial on here with similar info to that light box link but does have some beer specific stuff in it...

I'll go look...

Edit: Found it!!!

Photographing Beer?
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Old 02-09-2009, 07:11 PM   #6
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The best picture, i've ever taken of beer was taken after I'd drank about 8 pints of the black stuff, and just randomly shot my camera at my beer. So to answer your question, how do you take a good picture of beer? I've no idea.

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Also, one way to make use of the on-board flash in a macro situation without blowing out the image is to cut a piece of plastic off of a milk container (not the paper cartons obviously). Roll it up so that it forms a slight curve and tape it over the flash. It's a poor man's softbox/diffuser.

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