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5 Essential Bottle Photography Tips in 5 minutes

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Loads of people tell me how hard they find it to photograph bottles. Granted, it’s not easy but these 5 tips will help you to take an amazing packshot. Wish I’d known all this when I started!
1) Prepare your bottle!
2) Get the correct camera and subject position
3) Your back light is what will create the interior glow, positioning is key!
4) Use black card to bring back blown out edges
5) Cross polarization…magic
As a still life photographer you’ve got to be confident photographing any subject. Once you understand some basic principles, things like the angle of reflection and refraction, which I’ll explain in a later video, you’ll begin to become comfortable photographing anything.
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@bfreedphotography 5 лет назад

Really insightful and well done. Thanks for posting this! Going to try some of these for sure. Great stuff man.

@stokedcreative 5 лет назад

Max Bridge nailed it with this vid! Great tips and well-produced vid.

@markchamberlin8378 5 лет назад

Fantastic video! You did a great job of summarizing some critical points. It really helped me. THANKS!!

@Hongs.average 6 лет назад

I like your presentation,straight to the point, and a relatively simple/clean setup and I dont feel overwhelmed

@atunnard1 2 года назад

Really great video - some great tips and techniques and straight to the point!

@carlostochehenderson2990 6 лет назад

this was awesome...the polarizer gel tip was the greatest. Thanks!

@ret13yrs 2 года назад

This was awesome. Thanks so much for this! I love taking photos of bottles so I can’t wait to apply all of these tips.

@alltheords0782 3 года назад

Brilliant. Probably the best 5 minute tips I've seen. Subscribed!

@alejandracardenaspalacios1910 4 года назад

You have the gift of teaching, THANK YOU! for such a great tutorial

@Avezaurio 5 лет назад

A great teacher all the way, since you know the technics perfectly and how to transmit the keys to get such a great knowledge, Bravo...

@Fotozones 4 года назад

I think this is the best RU-vid video I have watched in months! Thank you very much for these tips.

@DanielPettersson1 2 года назад

Awesome tutorial! Seen a lot of tutorials on the topic but still you managed to give me a few novel and really useful tips, kudos to you man!

@BunMok 2 года назад

One of the best tutorials! Better than other overly simple ones. This is the proper way!

@PreeminentbrandsNet 3 года назад

This is the best and straight to the point that I have seen so far

@kennethlewis2477 3 года назад

Great video, very informative. Thanks chap!

@vinaybhat1155 2 года назад

Loved your presentation. No unnecessary talk- straight to the point. And love your precise language. The studio is also clean without clutter.Thank you for the insightful video!

@FronbondiSkegs 2 года назад

Some of the best tips I've come across, thanks kindly

@blkmidia 6 лет назад

Amazing Tips, straight to the point!!!

@jirehtay6092 6 лет назад

THAT 5TH TIP THOUGH. DAMN!!

@delend456 4 года назад

Excellent. Finally not just a cheap click-bait title, these tips actually work. Thank you.

@andrewlunn 4 года назад

Great to see those tips - thanks for sharing

@livpolin7355 4 года назад

Thank you for your sharing, amazing work

@ericstephenvorm Год назад

Nicely done! Thanks for the quick tips.

@mslcreative 6 лет назад

Max that was another great session, thank you

@JavierMercedes 6 лет назад

Wow, this is very insightful! Thank you so much.

@twoflamingosmarketingstudi7586 5 лет назад

Amazing tips mate - thanks a million !

@eddierobbertse8957 3 года назад

Wow! I do 3D rendering of bottles and experienced some of the problems you address here. These tips work very well for 3D rendering as well!

@siobhandoyle7255 4 года назад

Great! Thank you for sharing your tips.

@josephasghar 5 лет назад

Super! Cross polarisation - great tip!

@arphoto3370 8 месяцев назад

You saved my life. Thank you so much ❤️🙏

@penguin4life570 4 года назад

You know max is a good RU-vidr when he still likes comments after 2 years.

@maxbridge8921 4 года назад

Ha ha! Shame I never get time to upload a video :). One day

@magnocoutinho3300 6 лет назад

Amazing tips! Keep it up!

@PaulKempVideo 3 года назад

This is great, just getting into doing product photos myself and this is a huge help. Subbed :)

@kilozsul 6 лет назад

Thanks! Its quick and clean tips.

@BojanStanojevicYT 5 лет назад

God DAMN man! Thanks for this video!!! So much help!

@markst33 6 месяцев назад

Excellent presentation. Currently doing a project (learning experience) of shooting wine and whiskey bottles so your video was invaluable for tips, tricks and pointers. Greetings from Dublin.

@edma22 6 лет назад

Possibly the most useful, approachable video about product photography I've ever watched. Thank you for sharing! Subscribed:)

@maxbridge8921 6 лет назад

Thank you!

@szakhem 8 месяцев назад

Very clear instructions well done

@hendruckc 5 лет назад

Verryyyy useful tipsssss gonna try!!!

@richardwintle1020 5 лет назад

Cross-polarization... who knew? Thanks for these tips (the one about the matte primer is ace too).

@cristiangeorgesamoila3431 6 лет назад

Very useful. Thank you!

@alanr3id 5 лет назад

Great video, thanks 👍👍👍👍👍

@ziaphotography2056 4 года назад

Thank you so much for essential tips

@uiaiui 6 лет назад

Without any fuss. This has been the best photography tutorial of the many I've watched on YT. thanks!

@maxbridge8921 6 лет назад

uiaiui thanks! Really appreciate that!

@darrendavenport3334 6 лет назад

uiaiui yes.... keep your eye on that fuss

@p-r-i-v-a-t-e 6 лет назад

Great tips!

@designatek 17 дней назад

Helpful video, thank you very much

@sanatshots 4 года назад

amazing man amazing!!!......thankyou very very much

@JdarceyMCR 4 года назад

CROSS POLARIZATION! Arrgggghghghghg. First time I have heard of anyone doing this but it makes so much sense! Thanks for that, inspired me to have another go!

@jeffreyong87237 3 года назад

master class!

@zero2espect 2 года назад

Excellent YT video man. About perfect.

@AngelaAins 2 года назад

This video is super helpful

@MiAStudioPL 3 года назад

Super helpful, thanks!

@tomnelson8515 6 лет назад

Cross polarization! Brilliant! . . . It is now a week later since I commented. And my order for the circular polarizer filter and linear gel has arrived. Put the gel over a led light and tried it out. Yes, it works brilliantly. The biggest advantage so far is killing the reflections on a wine cap. Fantastic time saver in post. Thanks again for sharing this tip.

@flightforfight 2 года назад

this technic of polarization the light with gel and blindered the horribles speculars brights on the surface of the bottle is how the work are made in films and grand formats cameras 4x5 or even more in the earliers years of the begining digital cameras. In this time the work consistency in a "spend" 8 hours creating the set, composition, atrezzo and lightening and in the last minute of that day of work, only one click and "voila", the picture are perfect allways!!!!... this time of digital cameras change the metods, to priorize the velocity, but depreciate the quality and knowlege of work too the old school...

@dinoreyes 2 года назад

Really helpfull tips!! Thanks!!!

@juanmapagadi 6 лет назад

fantastico,gracias

@eltioseba 3 года назад

thanks very much for the tips!

@pauldavidbarikder1546 2 года назад

Very helpful, thanks.

@remareem9 4 года назад

Just wow.

@smarleyjoe3569 2 года назад

Super nice Thanks!!!

@cowboyliao 4 года назад

Thank you for sharing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@marvinwilliams7938 3 месяца назад

Hey, I'm down a product photography rabbit hole for bottles (learning to shoot my for my own alcohol bottle coming out). I think your video is the best one. The two cut out black bits really helps make things easier in photoshop which is better than what other people suggest (to hang a black card near the bottle on both sides and just take different composites then mash them together). Good stuff. Also saw your Haig video ad, fucking incredible

@maxbridge8921 3 месяца назад

Thanks! Good luck with the brand

@nomoresuffering 3 года назад

Thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

@DonRolando74 4 года назад

Thx, helps a lot!

@omma911 3 года назад

That was super-helpful! Thank god the cardboard gobos are quickly done in 3D ;) Thank you very much!

@andrematosphoto 4 года назад

Excelente !!!

@prason9 6 лет назад

Excellent!

@SouthpawAutoworks 4 года назад

One golden nugget after another... Dude, awesome tutorial! Been fighting a glare on a bottle for several hours now. Stoked to try out your tips. Liked and subbed.

@SouthpawAutoworks 4 года назад

I'm back....just set up the negative fill right around the bottle, took the shot...and night and day better. Beautiful edges. Thank you so much. Take care.

@maxbridge8921 4 года назад

Glad it helped!

@mattmateiescu7115 5 лет назад

Fantastic

2 года назад

By far, the best video!!! Quick question though, if my bottles are clear, should I prepare the them with primer? Cheers mate, thanks for the video.

@freddievaldez6587 5 лет назад

Very nice. Minimizing the editing in photoshop...

@luca-rw7ss 4 года назад

thank you so much

@spellbluestudios1925 10 месяцев назад

just wow

@WildSideAdventures 3 года назад

spot on. no bs

@usaparimals 4 года назад

Love it. New videos, please.

@abcdef007ism 3 года назад

I like it very very much to learn more from you I am origin from Pakistan but I am working in KSA as a graphic designer

@user-oc6mr1jr6s Год назад

Amazing had to subscribe. Do you have any advice on the hard light bottle photography?

@michalsiegel6717 7 месяцев назад

Love the tips but you really made the shiny bottle look matte. I would personally add another light with stripbox on one or both sides behing the glass and add a nice shiny gratient on the edges.

@markwood4427 4 года назад

Great video! I have been using cross polarization on fine art paintings for years but never thought to use it for bottles so thanks for the tip. Only comment I would make about your camera set-up was the lack of a lens hood, in my experience reducing the amount of light hitting the lens does improve contrast etc.

@maxbridge8921 4 года назад

Thanks for the comment. Funnily enough I almost never use a lens hood these days. Good modern glass makes it almost impossible to flare.

@markwood4427 4 года назад

@@maxbridge8921 Well we will have to agree to disagree on that one!

@korm87 Год назад

Max, great vid, I've upped my game thanks to you! Question - when spraying the bottle are you laying it on its back or stood up? (I just tried a beer and got a good result but a few drips formed (maybe im doing it too heavy and not light/misty enough?) Cheers Max

@stevechong65 2 года назад

Hi Max! This was one of the best videos I have seen about this topic on youtube! I have a question, what was the dimension of the acrylic panels you used? Were they the 433? Many thanks in advance!

@maxbridge8921 2 года назад

I'm not sure what the dimensions are exactly and I won't be at the studio for a while. I checked a previous order and they were 750mm x 1000mm x 3mm. That said, I have lots of different sizes. Glad the video helped!

@johnm3272 4 года назад

Did anyone get the name of the spray that he puts on the bottle?

@FusionOfPolygons 6 лет назад

Love your tutorials. You have anything with jewellery?

@maxbridge8921 6 лет назад

Thanks for the compliment. I have a few videos on watch photography, depending on the jewelry your photographing, the videos should be pretty helpful. Check out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-JkHkQZcz_Bk.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IJuqZPWuvPw.html

@phildoherty 3 года назад

really bloody helpful. Question. Can I achieve the same results with continuous lighting, assuming I have the same modifiers?

@maxbridge8921 3 года назад

Absolutely, no reason why it wouldn't work

@JVAM 2 года назад

👏👏👏

@shanebanim4036 3 года назад

Hi, I just found your channel and it's excellent. I need to shoot bottles of red and white wine bottles. Would you use the same setup as you used for the Hophouse shoot? I find shooting white wine quite difficult. Any chance you might do a tutorial specifically on photographing wine?

@maxbridge8921 3 года назад

The same principles apply so you shouldn't have much trouble. The main difference with wine is the shape of the bottle which will effect the shape and size of the highlight from the scrim. I wouldn't spray the bottles when shooting wine but definitely remove the back label. Now you know how to shoot a beer bottle it's very similar so just mess around a little and you'll get there. Good luck

@idphua 3 года назад

Wow! Thanks. I just did a paid shoot with ur tricks.. power! Thanks..

@maxbridge8921 3 года назад

That's great to hear!

@Screamus 3 дня назад

How you get the polarizing gel to stick to the modeling light?!

@scottmohrman 3 года назад

Where did you get your translucent acrylic to shoot through?

@elinhertin2316 3 года назад

Nice tips! Just wondering, when you add the matte spray to the bottles, is it stuck there or can you remove the matte surface? I’m also wondering if you can do a video of shooting a clear glass bottle (vodka for example) against a black background? I’m struggeling with that.

@maxbridge8921 3 года назад

Thanks! The spray can't be removed. I doubt I'll do a video on that but you'll just need to apply the same principles but modify. If the liquid is clear and going on a black background then a glow inside the bottle is not appropriate. My advice would be to look at vodka advertising and analyse those images. That will give you some clues. Hope that helps

@charlottedarmanin9048 3 года назад

Love the video! would be great to know where to get the products used

@maxbridge8921 3 года назад

I think it's all linked I the description. If not most items can be found at a DIY shop for bottle prep or a camera store for photographic kit

@MrJoeLeez 3 года назад

The cross polarization is freaking genius.

@chrissybabyc13 3 года назад

Great video! Haven’t been able to find this Information anywhere! Thank you! Is it just the one product I need to mattify the glass? Can I check which one that is? Thanks!

@maxbridge8921 3 года назад

No worries. It should all be linked in the description

@chrissybabyc13 3 года назад

Thank you so much!

@markjarvis4090 2 года назад

Hi great video. What is the material at the back of the setup between the bottle and the soft box? I think you said scrim? Is it fabric or a sheet of something? Thanks

@maxbridge8921 2 года назад

It's an acrylic. The company I get it from calls it Opal acrylic. You could use trace instead if you prefer that. There should be links in the description

@peteharper3299 10 месяцев назад

This is a great video and I've just purchased some acrylic sheet to try this set up. One question, how do you store these sheets? Are they OK to store standing up, leaning against a wall? I just wonder about them bowing a bit over time. Cheers!

@maxbridge8921 10 месяцев назад

Mine are all standing up and never had an issue...

@Derlis18 6 лет назад

HI Max, Thank you for your tutorial is really good and easy to follow! I've started working in a wine company a couple of months ago and I'm taking the bottle shots! but they don;t look crispy and sharp like it should be! with your tips I think i would get better results! One small question I have a nikon d5100 and I would like to know if you can recommend me a lens to take bottle shots. thank you

@maxbridge8921 6 лет назад

Derlis Riascos thanks for the comment and the compliment! I've shot bottles with all kinds of lenses for different reasons. I'm assuming, given your job, that you'll be shooting quite a few and the intended usage will be online for their store. If that is correct, I'd say a 100mm macro would be good. It will give you some nice room to work which will be useful when shooting high numbers and if you're working with glossy labels. Bear in mind the crop factor on your camera and get something which would be 100mm (ish) on full frame. Hope that helps

@Derlis18 6 лет назад

Square Mountain thank for your answer !

@abcdef007ism 3 года назад

Hi bro can you start tutorial for beginners

@nedstott7286 4 года назад

Is it essential to have a polarizing filter on the lens as well as the gel on the light? Would you get the same result if you just had the gel on the light and didn't have the filter on the lens?

@maxbridge8921 4 года назад

Sadly not Ned, you do need the polarizer on both the lens and the light.

@XCrunner1997 5 лет назад

To create the white background on the final image, did you just photoshop it? I don't see how it's possible to use the black cards to get the clear bottle edge, but at the same time also get that clean white backdrop.

@maxbridge8921 5 лет назад

Yes the final image was masked out from the background. I think it's in the follow up video, check it out here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ruaNGmDgLFQ.html

@arthymusic 4 года назад

Hi great vid. question about the matt paint primer. which to buy and colour? thanks

@maxbridge8921 4 года назад

Thanks. This is what I use however these days I tend to use gloss on the front and matte on the back, I'd get both and experiment - www.diy.com/departments/rust-oleum-crystal-clear-clear-matt-matt-protective-lacquer-spray-paint-400-ml/128286_BQ.prd

@arthymusic 4 года назад

@@maxbridge8921 thanks. man