Mojito!

Assignment PCA78 - FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

 

Deadline: Aug 31 - Sept 13 2009 (two weeks)

Image Tag: pca78

From: MichelleL

 

Mission: To make the viewer wish to lick their monitor!

 

WIT

 

I guess this is technically only considered "food" in the islands! :) One of my all-time favorite drinks, and other than ice tea, the only thing I like mint in.

 

The set-up for this took far longer than the actual shooting. (Big surprise!) A photo of the set-up is the first comment. I didn't use the two lights on either end for the actual shot. I thought I might, but ended up just using this little USB flexible light underneath my coffee table. Can't remember where I got it... I almost threw it out. Glad I didn't... it might become a part of my regular shooting kit. I had to use my laptop (on the floor) to power it. :) If I had it to do over again, I would use this larger piece of rip-stop nylon I had and drape it behind the glass, so there is no harsh line between the nylon base and the whiteboard background.

 

Then I had to make a mojito:

 

1 part Rum (I use Cruzan)

3 parts Club Soda

6-8 Mint Leaves

1 Lime

1 Part Simple Syrup

Crushed ice

 

Muddle the mint and lime together and mix the rest of it together. I actually squeezed a whole lime into my drink (I fully planned on drinking it when I was done!), but only put half-a-lime into the glass because I thought it would obstruct the light too much.

 

A: f/8, S: 6", ISO 400, Canon 50mm f/1.8 II lens. According to the camera, this is "correct" exposure, but I bracketed shots from 10" down to 1/4. Maybe make an interesting HDR when I get around to experimenting with them.

 

SOOC, except for correcting white balance and crop.

 

Fun assignment and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Definitely taught me a lot about pre-visualizing a shot and how to set it up to get what I want.

 

View On Black In Large

 

Done