Custom Bottle Photography Style Options
There is not one way to light glass bottles or stemware, but there are some basic approaches to think about. Here are a few key ones to discuss options for your brand and needs.
This is also just one bottle shape and other shapes of bottles show lighting a little differently.
Lighting or bottle surface can also be shot to look more satin and less gloss if brand calls for it.
Main Lighting Style Options
Style 1
Harder light, narrow, right and left side match.
Style 2
Big light left nearly third of bottle, hard keyline right.
Alternately the keyline can be placed anywhere, or removed.
Style 3
Soft left nearly half the bottle, hard keyline right.
Alternately the keyline can be placed anywhere, or removed.
Style 4
Big lights each side pulled more forward.
Style 5
Big lights lighting sides of bottle.
Style 6
You might want to say this is obviously red wine.
Alternately the light on the left of the bottle can be anything.
Background Options
Background 1
Classic white, great for web & print.
Background 2
Dramatic black.
Background 3
Subtle gray center spot.
Background 4
Dramatic center spot.
Background 5
Graduated dark to light.
Background 6
Graduated light to dark.
Background 7
Any background you can imagine.
Background 8
Transparent .png file shows any background.
Base Options
Style 1
No shadow line at all.
Style 2
Barely there shadow.
Style 3
Simple shadow.
Style 4
Drop shadow in one or both directions.
Style 5
Some shadow and subtle reflections.
Style 6
Subtle shadow and obvious reflections.
Photographed by Landon Michaelson, True Four, LLC