5 Essential Bottle Photography Tips in 5 minutes
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6 жыл бұрынLoads of people tell me how hard they find it to photograph bottles. Granted, it’s not easy but these 5 tips will help you to take an amazing packshot. Wish I’d known all this when I started!
1) Prepare your bottle!
2) Get the correct camera and subject position
3) Your back light is what will create the interior glow, positioning is key!
4) Use black card to bring back blown out edges
5) Cross polarization…magic
As a still life photographer you’ve got to be confident photographing any subject. Once you understand some basic principles, things like the angle of reflection and refraction, which I’ll explain in a later video, you’ll begin to become comfortable photographing anything.
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@jirehtay6092 6 жыл бұрын
THAT 5TH TIP THOUGH. DAMN!!
@Hongs.average 6 жыл бұрын
I like your presentation,straight to the point, and a relatively simple/clean setup and I dont feel overwhelmed
@alejandracardenaspalacios1910 4 жыл бұрын
You have the gift of teaching, THANK YOU! for such a great tutorial
@Avezaurio 5 жыл бұрын
A great teacher all the way, since you know the technics perfectly and how to transmit the keys to get such a great knowledge, Bravo...
@ret13yrs 2 жыл бұрын
This was awesome. Thanks so much for this! I love taking photos of bottles so I can’t wait to apply all of these tips.
@JavierMercedes 6 жыл бұрын
Wow, this is very insightful! Thank you so much.
@vinaybhat1155 2 жыл бұрын
Loved your presentation. No unnecessary talk- straight to the point. And love your precise language. The studio is also clean without clutter.Thank you for the insightful video!
@penguin4life570 4 жыл бұрын
You know max is a good KZfaqr when he still likes comments after 2 years.
@maxbridge8921 4 жыл бұрын
Ha ha! Shame I never get time to upload a video :). One day
@blkmidia 6 жыл бұрын
Amazing Tips, straight to the point!!!
@bfreedphotography 5 жыл бұрын
Really insightful and well done. Thanks for posting this! Going to try some of these for sure. Great stuff man.
@Fotozones 4 жыл бұрын
I think this is the best KZfaq video I have watched in months! Thank you very much for these tips.
@carlostochehenderson2990 6 жыл бұрын
this was awesome...the polarizer gel tip was the greatest. Thanks!
@markchamberlin8378 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! You did a great job of summarizing some critical points. It really helped me. THANKS!!
@BunMok 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best tutorials! Better than other overly simple ones. This is the proper way!
@livpolin7355 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your sharing, amazing work
@atunnard1 2 жыл бұрын
Really great video - some great tips and techniques and straight to the point!
@alltheords0782 3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Probably the best 5 minute tips I've seen. Subscribed!
@PreeminentbrandsNet 3 жыл бұрын
This is the best and straight to the point that I have seen so far
@siobhandoyle7255 4 жыл бұрын
Great! Thank you for sharing your tips.
@delend456 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent. Finally not just a cheap click-bait title, these tips actually work. Thank you.
@eddierobbertse8957 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! I do 3D rendering of bottles and experienced some of the problems you address here. These tips work very well for 3D rendering as well!
@DanielPettersson1 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial! Seen a lot of tutorials on the topic but still you managed to give me a few novel and really useful tips, kudos to you man!
@stokedcreative 5 жыл бұрын
Max Bridge nailed it with this vid! Great tips and well-produced vid.
@FronbondiSkegs 2 жыл бұрын
Some of the best tips I've come across, thanks kindly
@andrewlunn 4 жыл бұрын
Great to see those tips - thanks for sharing
@twoflamingosmarketingstudi7586 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing tips mate - thanks a million !
@mslcreative 6 жыл бұрын
Max that was another great session, thank you
@kilozsul 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Its quick and clean tips.
@kennethlewis2477 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, very informative. Thanks chap!
@josephasghar 5 жыл бұрын
Super! Cross polarisation - great tip!
@ericstephenvorm Жыл бұрын
Nicely done! Thanks for the quick tips.
@cristiangeorgesamoila3431 6 жыл бұрын
Very useful. Thank you!
@magnocoutinho3300 6 жыл бұрын
Amazing tips! Keep it up!
@edma22 6 жыл бұрын
Possibly the most useful, approachable video about product photography I've ever watched. Thank you for sharing! Subscribed:)
@maxbridge8921 6 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@szakhem 8 ай бұрын
Very clear instructions well done
@marvinwilliams7938 3 ай бұрын
Hey, I'm down a product photography rabbit hole for bottles (learning to shoot my for my own alcohol bottle coming out). I think your video is the best one. The two cut out black bits really helps make things easier in photoshop which is better than what other people suggest (to hang a black card near the bottle on both sides and just take different composites then mash them together). Good stuff. Also saw your Haig video ad, fucking incredible
@maxbridge8921 3 ай бұрын
Thanks! Good luck with the brand
@juanmapagadi 6 жыл бұрын
fantastico,gracias
@tomnelson8515 6 жыл бұрын
Cross polarization! Brilliant! . . . It is now a week later since I commented. And my order for the circular polarizer filter and linear gel has arrived. Put the gel over a led light and tried it out. Yes, it works brilliantly. The biggest advantage so far is killing the reflections on a wine cap. Fantastic time saver in post. Thanks again for sharing this tip.
@flightforfight 2 жыл бұрын
this technic of polarization the light with gel and blindered the horribles speculars brights on the surface of the bottle is how the work are made in films and grand formats cameras 4x5 or even more in the earliers years of the begining digital cameras. In this time the work consistency in a "spend" 8 hours creating the set, composition, atrezzo and lightening and in the last minute of that day of work, only one click and "voila", the picture are perfect allways!!!!... this time of digital cameras change the metods, to priorize the velocity, but depreciate the quality and knowlege of work too the old school...
@arphoto3370 8 ай бұрын
You saved my life. Thank you so much ❤️🙏
@uiaiui 6 жыл бұрын
Without any fuss. This has been the best photography tutorial of the many I've watched on YT. thanks!
@maxbridge8921 6 жыл бұрын
uiaiui thanks! Really appreciate that!
@darrendavenport3334 6 жыл бұрын
uiaiui yes.... keep your eye on that fuss
@BojanStanojevicYT 5 жыл бұрын
God DAMN man! Thanks for this video!!! So much help!
@hendruckc 5 жыл бұрын
Verryyyy useful tipsssss gonna try!!!
@p-r-i-v-a-t-e 6 жыл бұрын
Great tips!
@alanr3id 5 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks 👍👍👍👍👍
@ziaphotography2056 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for essential tips
@cowboyliao 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@remareem9 4 жыл бұрын
Just wow.
@andrematosphoto 4 жыл бұрын
Excelente !!!
@eltioseba 3 жыл бұрын
thanks very much for the tips!
@jeffreyong87237 3 жыл бұрын
master class!
@nomoresuffering 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️
@sanatshots 4 жыл бұрын
amazing man amazing!!!......thankyou very very much
@DonRolando74 4 жыл бұрын
Thx, helps a lot!
@pauldavidbarikder1546 2 жыл бұрын
Very helpful, thanks.
@PaulKempVideo 3 жыл бұрын
This is great, just getting into doing product photos myself and this is a huge help. Subbed :)
@designatek 19 күн бұрын
Helpful video, thank you very much
@prason9 6 жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@mattmateiescu7115 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic
@MiAStudioPL 3 жыл бұрын
Super helpful, thanks!
@AngelaAins 2 жыл бұрын
This video is super helpful
@smarleyjoe3569 2 жыл бұрын
Super nice Thanks!!!
@luca-rw7ss 4 жыл бұрын
thank you so much
@dinoreyes 2 жыл бұрын
Really helpfull tips!! Thanks!!!
@richardwintle1020 5 жыл бұрын
Cross-polarization... who knew? Thanks for these tips (the one about the matte primer is ace too).
@JdarceyMCR 4 жыл бұрын
CROSS POLARIZATION! Arrgggghghghghg. First time I have heard of anyone doing this but it makes so much sense! Thanks for that, inspired me to have another go!
@markst33 6 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation. Currently doing a project (learning experience) of shooting wine and whiskey bottles so your video was invaluable for tips, tricks and pointers. Greetings from Dublin.
@spellbluestudios1925 10 ай бұрын
just wow
@WildSideAdventures 3 жыл бұрын
spot on. no bs
@zero2espect 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent YT video man. About perfect.
@omma911 3 жыл бұрын
That was super-helpful! Thank god the cardboard gobos are quickly done in 3D ;) Thank you very much!
@usaparimals 4 жыл бұрын
Love it. New videos, please.
@freddievaldez6587 5 жыл бұрын
Very nice. Minimizing the editing in photoshop...
@SouthpawAutoworks 4 жыл бұрын
One golden nugget after another... Dude, awesome tutorial! Been fighting a glare on a bottle for several hours now. Stoked to try out your tips. Liked and subbed.
@SouthpawAutoworks 4 жыл бұрын
I'm back....just set up the negative fill right around the bottle, took the shot...and night and day better. Beautiful edges. Thank you so much. Take care.
@maxbridge8921 4 жыл бұрын
Glad it helped!
@user-oc6mr1jr6s Жыл бұрын
Amazing had to subscribe. Do you have any advice on the hard light bottle photography?
2 жыл бұрын
By far, the best video!!! Quick question though, if my bottles are clear, should I prepare the them with primer? Cheers mate, thanks for the video.
@markwood4427 4 жыл бұрын
Great video! I have been using cross polarization on fine art paintings for years but never thought to use it for bottles so thanks for the tip. Only comment I would make about your camera set-up was the lack of a lens hood, in my experience reducing the amount of light hitting the lens does improve contrast etc.
@maxbridge8921 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment. Funnily enough I almost never use a lens hood these days. Good modern glass makes it almost impossible to flare.
@markwood4427 4 жыл бұрын
@@maxbridge8921 Well we will have to agree to disagree on that one!
@michalsiegel6717 7 ай бұрын
Love the tips but you really made the shiny bottle look matte. I would personally add another light with stripbox on one or both sides behing the glass and add a nice shiny gratient on the edges.
@abcdef007ism 3 жыл бұрын
I like it very very much to learn more from you I am origin from Pakistan but I am working in KSA as a graphic designer
@JVAM 2 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏
@idphua 3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thanks. I just did a paid shoot with ur tricks.. power! Thanks..
@maxbridge8921 3 жыл бұрын
That's great to hear!
@stevechong65 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Max! This was one of the best videos I have seen about this topic on youtube! I have a question, what was the dimension of the acrylic panels you used? Were they the 433? Many thanks in advance!
@maxbridge8921 2 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure what the dimensions are exactly and I won't be at the studio for a while. I checked a previous order and they were 750mm x 1000mm x 3mm. That said, I have lots of different sizes. Glad the video helped!
@FusionOfPolygons 6 жыл бұрын
Love your tutorials. You have anything with jewellery?
@maxbridge8921 6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliment. I have a few videos on watch photography, depending on the jewelry your photographing, the videos should be pretty helpful. Check out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gNF4nrSLyODDcp8.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f7ClpL2BvNvagKs.html
@MrJoeLeez 3 жыл бұрын
The cross polarization is freaking genius.
@shanebanim4036 3 жыл бұрын
Hi, I just found your channel and it's excellent. I need to shoot bottles of red and white wine bottles. Would you use the same setup as you used for the Hophouse shoot? I find shooting white wine quite difficult. Any chance you might do a tutorial specifically on photographing wine?
@maxbridge8921 3 жыл бұрын
The same principles apply so you shouldn't have much trouble. The main difference with wine is the shape of the bottle which will effect the shape and size of the highlight from the scrim. I wouldn't spray the bottles when shooting wine but definitely remove the back label. Now you know how to shoot a beer bottle it's very similar so just mess around a little and you'll get there. Good luck
@korm87 Жыл бұрын
Max, great vid, I've upped my game thanks to you! Question - when spraying the bottle are you laying it on its back or stood up? (I just tried a beer and got a good result but a few drips formed (maybe im doing it too heavy and not light/misty enough?) Cheers Max
@phildoherty 3 жыл бұрын
really bloody helpful. Question. Can I achieve the same results with continuous lighting, assuming I have the same modifiers?
@maxbridge8921 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely, no reason why it wouldn't work
@elinhertin2316 3 жыл бұрын
Nice tips! Just wondering, when you add the matte spray to the bottles, is it stuck there or can you remove the matte surface? I’m also wondering if you can do a video of shooting a clear glass bottle (vodka for example) against a black background? I’m struggeling with that.
@maxbridge8921 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! The spray can't be removed. I doubt I'll do a video on that but you'll just need to apply the same principles but modify. If the liquid is clear and going on a black background then a glow inside the bottle is not appropriate. My advice would be to look at vodka advertising and analyse those images. That will give you some clues. Hope that helps
@chrissybabyc13 3 жыл бұрын
Great video! Haven’t been able to find this Information anywhere! Thank you! Is it just the one product I need to mattify the glass? Can I check which one that is? Thanks!
@maxbridge8921 3 жыл бұрын
No worries. It should all be linked in the description
@chrissybabyc13 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@lsgphoto 6 жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial! Just bought a polarizing gel and trying to figure out how to use it. Did you rotate the polarizing gel or the circular polarizer on your lens?
@maxbridge8921 6 жыл бұрын
Once the gel is on the light you can rotate either. However, if you rotate the polarizer on the lens it will effect your entire image. As we only want to effect that specific light, you should rotate the gel not the polarizer on the lens. Hope that helps
@woodkailiu3884 6 жыл бұрын
Where can i buy the gel please？
@maxbridge8921 6 жыл бұрын
You can find it on B&H here - fave.co/2q4IjTJ
@blackshelbygt500kr 4 жыл бұрын
@@maxbridge8921 how do you decide what angle to set the filter on the lens to initially?
@maxbridge8921 4 жыл бұрын
@@blackshelbygt500kr I like to start with the lens filter set to neutral. What I mean by that is the reflections and highlights are as close to non polarised as possible. Then I set the polarised gel and if I want to adjust the polariser on the camera I can.
@charlottedarmanin9048 3 жыл бұрын
Love the video! would be great to know where to get the products used
@maxbridge8921 3 жыл бұрын
I think it's all linked I the description. If not most items can be found at a DIY shop for bottle prep or a camera store for photographic kit
@Derlis18 6 жыл бұрын
HI Max, Thank you for your tutorial is really good and easy to follow! I've started working in a wine company a couple of months ago and I'm taking the bottle shots! but they don;t look crispy and sharp like it should be! with your tips I think i would get better results! One small question I have a nikon d5100 and I would like to know if you can recommend me a lens to take bottle shots. thank you
@maxbridge8921 6 жыл бұрын
Derlis Riascos thanks for the comment and the compliment! I've shot bottles with all kinds of lenses for different reasons. I'm assuming, given your job, that you'll be shooting quite a few and the intended usage will be online for their store. If that is correct, I'd say a 100mm macro would be good. It will give you some nice room to work which will be useful when shooting high numbers and if you're working with glossy labels. Bear in mind the crop factor on your camera and get something which would be 100mm (ish) on full frame. Hope that helps
@Derlis18 6 жыл бұрын
Square Mountain thank for your answer !
@peteharper3299 11 ай бұрын
This is a great video and I've just purchased some acrylic sheet to try this set up. One question, how do you store these sheets? Are they OK to store standing up, leaning against a wall? I just wonder about them bowing a bit over time. Cheers!
@maxbridge8921 11 ай бұрын
Mine are all standing up and never had an issue...
@markjarvis4090 2 жыл бұрын
Hi great video. What is the material at the back of the setup between the bottle and the soft box? I think you said scrim? Is it fabric or a sheet of something? Thanks
@maxbridge8921 2 жыл бұрын
It's an acrylic. The company I get it from calls it Opal acrylic. You could use trace instead if you prefer that. There should be links in the description
@arthymusic 4 жыл бұрын
Hi great vid. question about the matt paint primer. which to buy and colour? thanks
@maxbridge8921 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks. This is what I use however these days I tend to use gloss on the front and matte on the back, I'd get both and experiment - www.diy.com/departments/rust-oleum-crystal-clear-clear-matt-matt-protective-lacquer-spray-paint-400-ml/128286_BQ.prd
@arthymusic 4 жыл бұрын
@@maxbridge8921 thanks. man
@_fapreca1281 3 жыл бұрын
THE EDGE SOFTENS
@garethwi 5 жыл бұрын
If you were to photograph a bottle and glass, would you also spray the glass with the Matt paint or leave the bottle shiny? Or is a shiny glass Matt bottle acceptable?
@maxbridge8921 5 жыл бұрын
In that scenario, I'd only spray the bottle if I were adding water droplets etc. I wouldn't spray the glass.
@garethwi 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. I will leave the glass alone, then
@scottmohrman 3 жыл бұрын
Where did you get your translucent acrylic to shoot through?
@XCrunner1997 5 жыл бұрын
To create the white background on the final image, did you just photoshop it? I don't see how it's possible to use the black cards to get the clear bottle edge, but at the same time also get that clean white backdrop.
@maxbridge8921 5 жыл бұрын
Yes the final image was masked out from the background. I think it's in the follow up video, check it out here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qNuRgaqeqc2wdoU.html
@kevinvirobik6050 5 жыл бұрын
Is the acrylic stand something you purchased or DIY? Great 5min. tips!
@maxbridge8921 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. The stand is something I purchased not exactly sure where from to be honest but you should be able to find it with a quick google search. It's not a photography specific item. Let me know if you have trouble finding it and I'll see if I can track it down.
@suskipatineta 5 жыл бұрын
Is it three or five millimeters thick? thanks!
@maxbridge8921 5 жыл бұрын
It's definitely not 5mm but not exactly sure. 3mm sounds about right.
@johnm3272 4 жыл бұрын
Did anyone get the name of the spray that he puts on the bottle?
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