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Published: 2009-10-31 10:29:13 +0000 UTC; Views: 4146; Favourites: 219; Downloads: 156
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this is a coffee version of series projectmore to come soon.....
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Noo, what a waste!
But an excellent shot, must admit
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Awesome capture! What do you use for lighting?
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2 of Canon 580EXs fired by wireless controller.
you can see it in my journal >>> [link]
in picture #1 you can see
there are two red garbage bins, 580s are on them.
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I love your work.
I wonder how it will look if u were to make the coffee denser, like espresso
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yeah, that sounds interesting.
i am planning to take some other liquids next time.
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It is my honor my dear friend.
To have you as my friend.
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woe ! incredible ! how many shot did you take of this ?
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i think several hundreds shots of coffee splash.
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This is awesome. Wonderfully dynamic action shot!
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I am always speechless at your mastery on these series of works. You make everything look so elegant... even spilled coffee!
I hope your budget on cups and plates is not too high after the project 
(Sorry, I HAD to make that obvious joke!).
Seriously now, canΒ΄t wait to see the rest of the series
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thank you!
hahaha, i did not drop anything... so i did not broke anything.
they are held in place by clip and special stand.
here is the trick....
at first i took clean shot, then i took some spilled shots.
this way i can choose the way it look and i do not have to clean cup and saucer every time.
i do not know who is started this, this is very popular way to take commercial photography in Japan.
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Then, it is double as amazing !!! You are a creative genious 
And now that you mention commercial photography, I didn't write it on my
comment, but I thought that it would be a very inviting photo to promote
a drink (or a menu on some fancy Cafe)... I usually don't drink coffee,
but I was like SO willing to have one after I saw your shot!
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thank you M.
i am taking some photos for promotion.
after i move my office to new place, i want to get new clients in that area.
there are cafes, restaurants, and shops.
i do not want to talk talk and talk to promote myself.
i just need some good photos to get new clients.
something attractive, funny, shocking, or anything that has impact on the people who watch it.
i will do some more variation in "oops" series and may be something more.
wish me luck.
ps
drink coffee! it taste heaven!
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I for sure wish you luck, but only because it is of good luck wishing luck !
I donΒ΄t doubt it for a second that you will suceed because you really have talent,
and a lot of it. Your creativity is amazing!
PS
I drink only on Sundays, after lunch
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thank you so much for your encouragement.
i really really appreciate it.
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this is beautiful...it doesnt have the same hit you in the face white that is usually such prominent in your work...were you going for a dull white?
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oh, no.
i just setup the wall light darker than usual.
i wanted to define the edge of these white ware.
but after reading some of your comments,
i feel i need to go back to WHITE background setup.
i will do some burger shots soon.
so let me do white on that.
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sorry it took so long to reply to this lol
I noticed the liquid is beautifully lit...I don't know what lighting you used...but it seems like top lighting and right side lighting...
Maybe a separation light on the bkgnd would have made this a little brighter and you could have kept your defined edges? or maybe a little post production would have brought out the cup a bit...the bkgnd is fine the color that it is...It's the cup that should be a weee bit brighter
I did love the burger shot! beautifully done...I know I asked you before but, are you a working photographer? or is your job elsewhere?
you would make for an amazing editorial photographer for a magazine
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i totally forgot i had these behind the scene shots in my journal.
the picture with "1"... can you see the red cans? on these cans, there are black things. they are the flashes i used for the coffee shot. and they are fired when i took picture "1", so you can see how they lit the wall. even the wall look totally bright in the picture "1", in my camera exposure setting, it is gray.
it may be because, coffee=very reflective, cup=reflective, and wall=not so reflective.
so if i set my exposure to the coffee, it will result gray wall.
so i should have added one more flash to lit just the wall.... like you said.
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>Maybe a separation light on the bkgnd would have made this a little brighter and you could have kept your defined edges?
YES, i should have done that way.
at that time, i shot only by side 2 flashes.
since i got many comment about dark gray background, when i take burger shot i did some improvements.
i only have 3 flashes, and one of them are very weak.
so most of my lighting rely on these two flash or sunlight.
>are you a working photographer? or is your job elsewhere?
YES... i am an architect, designer, and photographer.
now i am shifting my work towards to photography more and more.
it is much easier to get photography job compare to architecture project.
and getting more clients in photography gives me a chance to get more architecture projects in the future. next year, i want to get 100 clients. that is my target number right now.
wish me luck!
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I wish you all the luck in the world! Just promise me when you're famous you'll send me an autographed copy of whatever magazine cover you land on
I have much faith that you will succeed in whatever you want...your photography is extraordinary...
my thoughts on great photography includes taking something ordinary and making it extraordinary! and that you have demonstrated every time you post work
Good Luck and Happy New Year
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