This was a fun little portfolio builder! Originally, I went into the studio with the intentions to mess around with a new lighting technique I had thought up earlier in the day. As everything progressed, I noticed that I had a pretty good thing going and decided to put in the extra effort to bring this image up to my standards for a portfolio piece! The lighting had come together just as I had imagined (does not always happen) and really complimented the simplicity of the image. I like to image that the light is streaming into a dark room with a door barley cracked open allowing a gentle stream of light through. Which I think fits nicely with the name of the bottle.

This is a fairly basic two light set up. The main light being placed right on the same plain as the bottle, with a reflector shooting through an angled diffusion screen. I placed two pieces of black foam core board on each side of the reflector to get that narrow stream of light. The diffusion screen did its job perfectly and allowed the light to gently drape over the bottle in a very pleasing fashion. The second light was pointing at a piece of white foam core, mounted on a c-stand above the camera. On the second light was a gridded reflector to prevent any unwanted spill. The purpose of this light was to add just a small amount of fill on the label and fill the dark shadow side of the bottle. Other than those two lights, that was basically the set.

Overall, I am very pleased to be able to add this image into my portfolio. It doesn’t always happen when things work out so smoothly and you end up with a portfolio piece. So I am thankful that this was one of those instance!