do a little bit of a 'How to' on taking good pics?
As said above....... avoid having a bright light source behind the beer shining in the lense. It will darken everything else in the photo as the camera tries to set the lighting of the brightest part right automaticly.
If you have a good Digital SLR its a bit easier to get a great shot of your beer if you know how to use your gear.
some base rules i use:
The 6 P's........... PPPPPP (Propper Prepotation Prevents Piss Poor Performance)
Take pics mid to late arvo.
Avoid direct bright sunlight, expecially midday overhead sun.
Wipe your glass dry before taking the picture, sweat on the glass can make it look hazy.
Find a nice background with colours that contrast the beer. Green folage is great with golden beers, blue water or pale golden bricks is great behind a dark beer.
Try and fill the frame with the beer glass. If you have a backdrop like batz....... show off both but its the beer we want to see..... not always the background.
Dont take pictures naked as murpheys law says the reflection of your mummy/daddy bits will show up in the photo.
If you can... set a small f stop (apiture) to blur the background, making the beer the focus of the image.
and i find i get a better result taking pics outdoors most of the time. I have taken a few good shots indoors but natural soft light used in the right way will alwyas win.
cheers
j/k
