Category: Liquid

They melted an espresso machine with 60,000 Watts of light for this photo & video shoot

John Aldred

Shooting liquids for commercial clients is no easy task. There’s a lot of experimentation and learning involved to build the skills to get it right. And when mastered, it becomes an art form all of its own. In this behind the scenes documentary by Praemi we see photographer Bill Cahill shooting an ad campaign for Peet’s […]

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This photographer turns 30ft waves into liquid mountains

John Aldred

Photographing water and waves can be one of the most fun and challenging subjects a photographer can try. It’s difficult to really get that size and power across in photographs. It’s often cold, windy, and fraught with all kinds of challenges. For Canadian photographer, Dave Sandford, though, it’s worth the effort. In this video posted […]

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How to photograph and post process water splashes using minimal equipment

John Aldred

Photographing splashing liquids is great fun. There’s all kinds of things you can do with it. Moving the lighting around, using coloured gels, or swapping over to a completely different liquid altogether. Often, though, the simplest place to start is with one of the most abundant substances on the planet, and that’s water. That’s the […]

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A glass full of water makes for some great photography illusions

John Aldred

Optical illusions using glass and water have always been popular with photography. Whether it’s reflections of objects on top of each other or the world seen through a water droplet, it’s a fascinating subject. So, it’s no wonder that so many photographers want to give it a try. One such photographer is Brazilian born Alexandre Watanabe, also […]

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This photographer specialises in liquids to produce amazing images

John Aldred

You may not have heard of British commercial photographer David Lund, but chances are you’ve probably seen his work.  David’s worked with brands including Rolls Royce, Baileys, Revlon, and Kellogg’s to produce some of the fantastic photography and video we see in advertisements every day. David specialises in liquid & beverage photography and in this video he’s […]

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