Coffee Photography Tips
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When creating a coffee image , remember you are taking a picture of the coffee and not the coffee mug. It is my opinion, from my experience, that a coffee image should be created it a clean white or clear cup, or a cup with a white inside, In good natural light (like by a window). This will give you the proper color of the coffee.
When taking a picture of your Coffee experience, a not just the coffee, try to keep the image as simple as possible. Too much in the picture is distracting. For example if you are trying to record Mokka Pot experience, all you really need is the Mokka Pot, with coffee prepared, and a cup or two filled with coffee. Focusing your camera on the Mokka Pot, you will be sure to express what your image is about.
An Image with Coffee and food, try to make sure the coffee cup and plate are similar in color or contrasting. Wanting to show the food and the coffee, try and find the correct angle , that see’s into the cup as well as seeing the food.
To get that steaming cup coffee image. Make sure you have a dark background. A clean cup preheated with boiling water. You want to be on and angle when you are just seeing in to the cup. Have your camera ready and turned on, before you pour.
If you want to get a shot at a coffee house, just try to keep the image simple, and it will always come out decent. Too messy and it will look like chaos. Keeping things simple is always good.
And last but not least…
Outdoor coffee is interesting, because you either bought the coffee, somewhere, or pre prepared it yourself. As much as possible try to make sure your area is clean . Take a minute and wait for the sun to come out and try a low angle. If you want to show where you are, just change your angle to show the back ground while keeping the cup in completely in the shot.
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Gevon Servo, aka @GServo, a New Jersey resident, is a questionable mannered computer geek for a Major Mass Transportation company in New Jersey. The rest of his time he is a Coffee loving, Beer Appreciating, Comic Fan boy, Photography Grass hopper. Yes, somewhat eclectic. His site gservo.com, Gevon mostly writes about his photography life but also writes occasional guest post for sites such as Beerutopia.com and DailyShotofCoffee.com.
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Great tips. I’ll be sure to try them out.
Thanks for sharing the tips Gservo. I’m going to have to see if I can increase the quality of my photos.
im always seeking to increase the quality of my photo’s, my wife wants to kill me sometimes hahaha stay tunes for more coffee photo’s
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This may sound weird…but I really enjoy taking pictures of coffee and related coffee accessories. It is calming for some odd reason.
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coffee & Beer are two of my favorite photography subjects , i guess because i adore them so
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Great photos and great tips. Thanks so much for sharing them!
Great tips and some that I will endeavour to use the next time I tweet about the tasty cappuccino I am drinking and where I am drinking it
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Thanks Mike for the post. Coffee art and coffee photography is such as strong part of the coffee culture and its great to see people continuing to push the boundaries of this medium.
Question for Gservo, what sort of lens for your close up coffee shots, fixed?
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for the close up shots and the darker shots i am using a Nikon 35mm 1.8 g lens
Some really amazing pictures and amazing tips, Great job. Always a pleasure.
means alot, thanks
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Great post and good tips! A good depth of field will also add a nice layered aura to your images as well.
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Good post Gservo
Outdoor shots are most interesting and it’s always a pleasure seeing coffee out of its natural habitat.
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