I got the idea for this shot while
I was working on the Las Vegas strip. I had seen a few people walking around
carrying drinks that had gummy bears in them. I love gummy candies so I made it
my mission to seek out where they could be bought, buy one, and shoot it as a
location shot. My plans failed, however as I couldn’t find the place. Because I
wanted to shoot a drink, I decided to shoot my own creation in the studio.
I went to the grocery store to pick
up the needed items and ingredients including the gummies, cherries, a lemon,
sugar, toothpicks, and a glass. After I had all of that, I checked out my
strobes, grabbed my camera, and headed to the studio. After we set the lights
up, my assistant and I assembled the drink. He cut the lemon in half, then cut
off a slice for the drink. Another piece was cut to a quarter and the juice was
wiped around the edge of the glass. The sugar was poured in a ring and the
juiced glass was dipped in the sugar. The gummies were thrown in the glass in a
somewhat scattered order and water was added. I didn’t use vodka because both
the alcohol and water are clear so they would be indistinguishable from each
other in a photo.
Before the garnish was added, I set
the glass on the table so I could find the right camera angle, exposure, and
light positioning. Afterwards, I threw extra bears around the drink and only
moved one of them later. Lastly, the garnish was set. I had to work quickly
after that because the juice from the cherries was dripping down the glass and
I didn’t want that in the photo.
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