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Oct 15, 2018 12:08:02   #
liamphotoatl Loc: Atlanta, Ga
 
So I am wrapping up my Bachelors in Photography and shot this yesterday for my final portfolio class.

Bacardi 151
Bacardi 151...

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Oct 15, 2018 12:11:55   #
DanielB Loc: San Diego, Ca
 
Forgot the lime
liamphotoatl wrote:
So I am wrapping up my Bachelors in Photography and shot this yesterday for my final portfolio class.

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Oct 15, 2018 12:12:59   #
FreddB Loc: PA - Delaware County
 
If you down that shot, you'll never reach the coke! ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ๐Ÿ˜ˆ
"Warning: Flammable" - that's REAL firewater.

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Oct 15, 2018 12:14:47   #
dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia
 
You might want to post this in Commercial and Industrial Photography as well. https://www.uglyhedgehog.com/s-126-1.html

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Oct 15, 2018 12:15:01   #
speters Loc: Grangeville/Idaho
 
liamphotoatl wrote:
So I am wrapping up my Bachelors in Photography and shot this yesterday for my final portfolio class.

Good for a snapshot, but for a final, I would try to make it more unique! Don't make it so dry, let your phantasy more part of it!

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Oct 15, 2018 12:17:38   #
blue-ultra Loc: New Hampshire
 
Good luck with your class. Thanks for sharing.

Bob

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Oct 15, 2018 12:22:15   #
liamphotoatl Loc: Atlanta, Ga
 
Yeah, didn't have any available and would have probably eaten it before the shot, lol

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Oct 15, 2018 12:23:22   #
liamphotoatl Loc: Atlanta, Ga
 
Yeah but I love 151 and I am still mad that it was discontinued due to stupid people setting themselves on fire doing flaming shots. My son found this bottle in a fluke at a local package store.

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Oct 15, 2018 12:23:47   #
liamphotoatl Loc: Atlanta, Ga
 
Ty

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Oct 15, 2018 12:26:08   #
liamphotoatl Loc: Atlanta, Ga
 
Thanks Bob

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Oct 15, 2018 12:26:34   #
liamphotoatl Loc: Atlanta, Ga
 
Yeah I have been trying to come up with a way to punch it up more.

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Oct 15, 2018 12:27:03   #
SharpShooter Loc: NorCal
 
liamphotoatl wrote:
So I am wrapping up my Bachelors in Photography and shot this yesterday for my final portfolio class.


Liam, welcome to the Hog!
Hey, maybe they do things differently in Atlanta but that explains to Coke in the pic! LoL
Hey, I to have taken product. In my neck of the woods itโ€™s all wine bottles.
Your light is pretty flat. You need a little more work on lighting fluids and glass.
BTW, see that label on the back of the Barcardi bottle? That would have flunked your Product final in my class!!!
Donโ€™t see too much glass work on light backgrounds on glass because you canโ€™t hide the horizontal line between the background and the table.
Good luck, let us know how that final turns out!!
And again welcome to the Hog!!!
SS

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Oct 15, 2018 12:28:54   #
dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia
 
It appears that the shot was taken of un-adjusted products, which is a challenge in itself. The curved arrangement, seems to lead the eye back to the Coke bottle. Putting the shot glass a bit ahead of the 151 bottle might fix that. A little more context in the background (a bartender's hand wiping the bar, or even an outdoor shot to look like it is at a picnic) might help. Also the rum looks a little flat in the bottle for some reason.

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Oct 15, 2018 12:34:13   #
tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio
 
I feel the Coke should be cropped out. It kind of distracts from the subject.

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Oct 16, 2018 07:21:21   #
Dik
 
liamphotoatl wrote:
So I am wrapping up my Bachelors in Photography and shot this yesterday for my final portfolio class.


Can you imagine either Coke or Bacardi using this photo for an ad? I don't think so.
How many shots did you take to get this far?
How many times did you show the shot to someone and then reshoot, with improvements?

Reshoot before submitting!

Use the longest lens you have in order to get the maximum working distance. The perspective will be better, (tops and bottoms will be closer to parallel).

Make sure your camera is square to the back edge of the background or your background horizon and your liquid horizons won't match (that's a problem in your shot).

Lower the camera so the center of the lens is at the same height as the word "Bacardi", then tilt the camera up enough to encompass the view desired, and straighten the verticals in PP.

Rotate the Coke bottle so Coke is centered.

Move the Coke bottle to the right of the Bacardi so the picture reads as Bacardi & Coke, rather than Coke & Bacardi. Keep part of the Coke bottle behind the Bacardi bottle.
If you can get part of the Coke label to read through the rum, that would be great.

Prep the Coke bottle so that it looks cold. Mask the bottle at the liquid line, then spray light coats of matte lacquer or dulling spray until the bottle looks lightly frosted. After it dries, use an eyedropper to apply Karo clear syrup to simulate large water drops on the bottle, and a fine mist spray of water just prior to shooting will complete the "cold look".
Adding a few ice chips and some condensation runoff at the bottom of the Coke bottle would be worth another grade upgrade.

Position the shot glass in front of and covering parts of both bottles.
Instead of the plain white background wall, I would print a black to white gradient on matte paper and use that, white at the top. The reflection will be light in front and dark in back, concealing the horizon line.

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