Food Lighting Tips: How to Photograph Cocktails and Beverages
There are lots of elements to consider when photographing cocktails and beverages. Arguably the most important of these is how to best light a cocktail to make the photograph stand out. In this food lighting tutorial, Jordan Hughes from Cocktail Camera takes us through his thought process when photographing and lighting drinks.
Jordan dives into using natural daylight to start with and then explains how to use continuous LED lighting to expand your control and ability to shape the light.
00:00 - Introduction Jordan Huges from Cocktail Camera
00:26 - “Finding the good light…”
00:52 - Choosing a Cocktail to photograph | How to Make a Martinez Cocktail
01:28 - Using Natural Daylight for Your Photos
04:23 – A Look at the Nanlite Forza 720
05:25 –Mimicking Daylight with the Forza Nanlite 720
06:56 –Creating Dramatic Shadows with the Forza Nanlite 720
07:14 – Creating a Larger Light Source with a Softbox Modifier
0:31 – Final Takeaway
Light used in this video:
Nanlite Forza 720
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