Let the Creativity (And Wine) Flow

Once we had the inspiration from the client, we worked backwards to create the result they were looking for. Everything from the way the lighting hit the color of the wine, bottle, and label; to controlling the pour was tested and perfected.

Because of Craig’s experience with splash photography, he knew this shoot would be a step-by-step, trial-and-error process. He prepped for two days in between other photoshoots to perfect this pour before it was time for Domaine Serene to join us in the studio.

“What I enjoy about jobs like this is the problem-solving.” CW

The Pro in Product Photography

With the help of a drill, PVC pipe, wine reservoir, and stop-valve, Craig devised a contraption to consistently pour the wine. With their newly minted wine-pouring apparatus, photographic dream-team Josh Romberg and Craig Wagner worked together to tweak and dial-in the speed, amount, and flow of the pour to re-create and adjust accordingly.

“We knew we were going to go through a lot of liquid for this shoot.” CW

The wine was flowing at Studio 3: 18 liters to be exact. With every click, we cleaned. Looking back, we should have shot a paper towel commercial at the same time. But we don’t cry over spilled wine. Our team did enjoy some with lunch that day.

Our client selected subtleties they liked from each photo: such as bubbles, highlights, and colors. Along with extra components that Craig shot, our digital team seamlessly pieced everything together for one pour-fect photo.

“It takes a team and all hands on deck.” CW

Teamwork really does make the dream work and Studio 3 is filled with a glass half full crew. Stop on in and meet us for yourself! Until then…

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Working with glass objects is probably one of my favorite products to work with.  That combined with water just always seems to enhance an image and bring the subject to life.  I planned the image out in my mind and on paper but it wasn’t until I assisted Studio3 photographer Craig Wagner on a Nixon watch photo shoot incorporating splash photography that I was able to create this image exactly the way I had envisioned.  In a previous blog post we mentioned a shoot that Craig Wagner and I participated in utilizing the Broncolor Scoro S power packs.  We suspended objects in a water tank and dropped objects into a water tank and captured splash images.  Before striking that set I decided it was my time to finish this image the way I had planned.

I suspended the Dior Hydra-life product from a piece of round plexi into the 33 gallon tank upside down. I know in previous attempts that dropping an object like this into water is a time consuming adventure so I decided for this image to suspend it.  I really only wanted the object to have nice lighting and the real splash came when I removed the Dior bottle and went to work on the perfect water ripple.
To get the perfect water ripple we used a small eyedropper and a cup full of water.  I did several takes but as it works out sometimes the perfect shot is usually the first.  When our digital team and I began working on the retouching I thought something was just missing from the final image.  So I asked our Digital Artist Alex to create a droplet of water suspended and falling off the side of the Dior bottle.  I think with that addition it brought the whole image together.  – Matt Jebbia

To see more images in the Dior Collection photographed by Matt Jebbia click here!

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