Behind the Scenes

Playing with fire

“Tiki the Snow Away”  was a cocktail bloggers’ challenge on Instagram in January. It presented Kim and I with a new creative problem—photographing flaming tiki drinks! Not the mention the fun styling and unique glassware that we would be using for the flamboyant drinks. For the tiki series we decided on a darker palette, using […] Read more…

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Styling with lavender

Here are a few of my favorite behind the scenes shots of Kim styling her original cocktail creation dedicated to Leatrice Eiseman. The setup used natural sunlight coming through a large window and a sheet of white foam core helping to bounce and balance the light. The Nikon D850 was using the Nikon AF-S Micro […] Read more…

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Living room to studio

Finding enough space to photograph cocktails in a small 1920s condo can be a challenge. We ideally want smooth natural light flowing in. Enough space to use large bounce or diffusion panels (like this one from Wescott). Room for surfaces and tabletops to shoot on. Plus we like to shoot tethered, meaning our camera is […] Read more…