March 27th, 2012 | 
As promised, this is behind the scene of the X-rated French liqueur shot.
Like I mentioned before, I’ve used dry ice and color gels to get the shot. This is a screenshot of the lighting setup form the video (for those who can’t play video alone here):
The Lighting setup
Front light is number one, rim lights are twos, slightly behind the bottle. Back light is number 3 with pink gel in it, and white background light is number 4. What else? Lens was shifted to correct perspective distortions from low camera angle. I’ve used cambo Ultima technical camera for this.
Matte subject is sooo easy to shot:-)
The shift of the lens:
The rest is on the video:
Photographing alcohol beverages: Behind the scene video
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Alex, I was curious to your thoughts on the dark patch in the bottle, above the neck and below the cap. What made you leave that in? It seems distracting to me and ruins the cleanliness feel of the image.
@Ben W, I believe the dark spot you are talking about is actually the cork down in the bottle. It’s creating the dark spot because it’s keeping the light from passing through.
@Ben W, I believe that is caused by moisture trapped between the inside of the bottle and the cork. It forms a reflecting surface which cannot be removed without opening the bottle. Since it is a ‘feature’ often seen inside any cold bottle, for me, it adds authenticity and is not a distraction.
@Ben W, We did not remove it as it was natural “gap” in a cork. May be it was too big, big enough for removal.. not sure. We did not notice much it, but now I see it every time I look at the photo:-) In any case, glad you raised “awareness” to this: I always prefer to see more
Alex, what software is on the monitorat the beginning of videos?
@Kamil, I use Lightroom for tethered shooting.
Nice setup! fun to se the ice and hot water thats really creative!