Last week I had a shoot scheduled for Vins Gagliardi | Allard, a local (Highlands Ranch, Colorado) importer of French wine known for their unique labels. I was there for about two hours, and shot roughly 150 pictures. Pete and I talked for a bit about what he was trying to achieve, and then I started placing and shooting. Out of the 150 or so pictures, I think only a handful have the potential to do what Pete was looking for. Overall I am not very pleased with the results, and will be scheduling a reshoot (on my dime) in the very near future. Now that I have seen the results in the computer, I know what to correct during the shoot, and have also come up with some new lighting ideas. Wine bottles and various glasses are hard to shoot. Even more so on location. I neglected to use my portable PVC light tent for this outing, but I will definitely use it next time. I also am hoping to be able to shoot tethered (getting a new laptop soon) so I can see the results immediately. If I had done that the first time, a lot of headache would likely have been saved. Big thanks go out to Pete for letting me try this, and then for the patience to have me come back.
