Michter’s Whiskey
It’s always nice when you can enjoy the product while shooting it… which may or may not have been the case with JP and I while playing around with Michter’s Whiskey in the studio!
This first Image is basically the bottle’s “headshot” - clean, descriptive and a flat perspective. Although it might seem simple, it’s actually one of the more complicated shots. This type of photo is usually about 4-5 images composited into one. Lighting the bottle one way, the label, the contents, and the cap all separately and blending them together in photoshop with background and shadow. Are there simpler ways? Of course, but they don’t look as good :-)
We also chose to do a light grey backdrop with some grain. A bit non-traditional but I feel like that makes it less like a stock photo or something on Amazon!
This one was fun - playing with shadows and some golden highlights to give a subtle holiday vibe.
Similar but different - a bit more isometric view to see the elements better and no angular shadow to keep it super clean and bright. We ran out of time to use all our props but this would be great for a holiday image by just adding a little sprig of holly!
Lastly just a bit of a different angle and depth of field for a more intimate portrait.
