42 Below

42 Below is a top shelf Vodka from New Zealand.

I chose the Kiwi flavour as i can create a composite image including kiwi fruit sliced up and using flash equipment and a fish tank (or similar) to create an advertising image.

So i needed to start with a base image. This is the bottle. I started off with a vague idea of what lighting i wanted, which didn't end up so great. Then with the help from Geoff i created something 10x better.

Using 3x P70's with 2x large grids, and 1x medium grid and using the "S" table, created a beautiful silhouette. Then I added a snoot from a distance to capture the label and more highlighted areas on the front.

From what Geoff was telling me, i found it extremely hard to photograph a clear bottle from both the back (to achieve a 'glowing' effect), and to also light it from the front (to get the label). So suggesting instead to light the bottle, then light the label separately and merge them together. However from looking at the computer i found i much enjoy the more silhouetted look, but this won't work very well with what i have in mind to create the composite image.