Book Description
In How to Light Beer, photographers Joe Lavine and Brad Bartholomew teach you how to light and photograph your favorite beers and create compelling shots every time. In this ebook for intermediate or advanced shooters you will learn about classic brews, focusing on differences in color, opacity, head, and bubble composition, and what they mean for your images. The authors will also explore lighting scenarios, styling the beer, and post-production techniques to enhance your final images.
Follow along with Joe and Brad, and you will:
Learn how to use a variety of lighting and post-production techniques to enhance your images
Style your beer using different pouring techniques, glassware, cans, bottles, and backgrounds
Develop specific game plans tailored to each beer, whether you’re photographing a lager in a glass or pouring a stout from a can
Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Dedication
- About the Authors
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Different Types of Beer
- Different Lighting Techniques
- Different Glassware
- Appropriate Backgrounds
- Dealing with Heads and Bubbles
- Tools of the Trade
- Cans and Bottles
- Special Consideration
- Pours
- Compositing and Retouching
- Copyright Page
- Need More Fuel?
Product Information
- Title: How to Light Beer: A Photographer’s Guide to Working with Cans, Bottles, and Pours
- Author(s):
- Release date: August 2013
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780133549393