A taste of summer with Sam Adams

[Coppatop85]

Been doing this for every Sam Adams Seasonal. I just realized I forgot to post these, and I wanted some feedback. I sort of rushed this one, because I found out I needed surgery and I would not be able to use my camera for a month or so. I ran to the beach one day, and took these shots, let me know what you think!

All shots except the last one were taken with the simgma 30mm 1.4

1.
http://www.coppatopphotos.com/img/v4/p835135021-5.jpg

2. I tried to straighten the bottle, but then the horizon was crooked, any PP masters know how to fix this?
http://www.coppatopphotos.com/img/v2/p845638910-5.jpg

3.
http://www.coppatopphotos.com/img/v4/p799110660-4.jpg

4.
http://www.coppatopphotos.com/img/v4/p799110660-4.jpg

5.
http://www.coppatopphotos.com/img/v3/p967799635-4.jpg

6.
http://www.coppatopphotos.com/img/v6/p900534848-4.jpg


C+C much appreciated and desired. Thanks for looking.

[Tubbed440]

I can tell #6 was the last shot of the day......the cap is off. LOL Nice captures.

[johnaengus]

Nice shots! I looked at your website too, and many heartfelt Sam Adams scenes there too. I thought one would look good with an "old" look to it. Hope you don't mind, I gave it a texture.

[Coppatop85]

That is really cool john, mind sharing how you did that?

[kirkt]

Mmmm, beer.

[turboale]

Looks like someone found the "magic hour"... Great shot!

[Coppatop85]

Looks like someone found the "magic hour"... Great shot!


Yes, It definitely was the magic hour. I stayed until sunset, and got some shots of that as well:

http://www.coppatopphotos.com/img/v4/p1022640659-4.jpg


http://www.coppatopphotos.com/img/v0/p307657342-5.jpg

[golfingguy27]

#2 is easy to fix... just drink the 6 pack (or 12 if you drink a lot) and everything will be fine!

[MikeFairbanks]

I'd recommend that if you're going to shoot pictures of beer then you should add condensation by carrying a spray bottle with you and hit the bottle before each shot.

From my perspective, a beer bottle without condensation on the outside is a warm beer.

You can also use expoxy resin and make a beer bottle with water droplets so that it looks like there is condensation all the time.

Look at most soda cans (like Coke) and they have condensation graphics on the can. It makes it look colder. Cold drinks are good.

[Coppatop85]

I'd recommend that if you're going to shoot pictures of beer then you should add condensation by carrying a spray bottle with you and hit the bottle before each shot.

From my perspective, a beer bottle without condensation on the outside is a warm beer.

You can also use expoxy resin and make a beer bottle with water droplets so that it looks like there is condensation all the time.

Look at most soda cans (like Coke) and they have condensation graphics on the can. It makes it look colder. Cold drinks are good.

That's a really good idea mike, I will do that next time, thanks!

[lebshiff21]

The stuff on the table in 3 & 4 is kind of distracting, but great shots.

[Coppatop85]

The stuff on the table in 3 & 4 is kind of distracting, but great shots.


I think I'll try to clone those out, I didn't even notice that stuff, but now that you mentioned it, I can't stop looking!

[scot079]

Mmmm, beer.

Great minds think alike. That being said, I never tried "Summer Ale" but am a big fan of this years Mӓrzen aka Oktoberfest. (insert cross-eyed drunk emoticon here)

[Lonnie]

These are cool. I really like John's edit with the texture. He never did say how he did that. Does anyone else know how to do this?

[Dermako]

This is what I was playing with for microadjustment.

[Cyclop]

Nice series.

[johnaengus]

That is really cool john, mind sharing how you did that?

I warmed them up and used a texture layer in PSE 7. You can find lots of free textures on the web.