Remy Martin Cognac - not a straight photo by a long way

Remy Martin Cognac

This photo of a bottle of Cognac was not one simple shot, each element was colour balanced and photographed separately; the light on each side of the bottle, the base, label, inner glow, and rim lighting. A lens calibration was also done in CaptureOne Pro as there was some front tilt on the lens to keep things in focus. There were about seven different images that were combined in Photoshop to achieve the result that I wanted.

The light streaks were created in Photoshop, using the Path tool, layer effects and custom brushes. This technique has no shortage of options, it is possible to end up with so many various styles which can suit just about any subject!

Photography set up for the bottle shot

Camera: Linhof M679 CS
Digital Back: Phase One IQ180 (80million pixels)
Lens: Schneider Apo-Digitar 120mm Macro


More shots like this coming soon!