5 Tips for Cocktail & Product Photographers

[@BarmanStout]

Very inspirational, appreciate your work and tips!

[@leifodoyle]

I just found this video, and it was excellent! Keep up the good work 👍

[@cocktailcamera]

Hey thanks so much!

[@aaronphillips2246]

Awesome tips, Jordan! Hoping to start my cocktail account in the next few weeks.

[@cocktailcamera]

Hey awesome! Looking forward to checking it out! 🥂📲

[@debbieb9815]

I’m loving your channel so far! You are doing such a great job based on this being a new platform for you. Your content is well planned out and informative. I can’t wait to learn more from you.

[@cocktailcamera]

Thanks so much for saying so Debbie! That really means a lot. Always feel free to let me know if there’s anything specific you’d like to learn!

[@olivierduval9393]

I really love your videos. Thank you for sharing your tips and tricks. I hope you will make more videos like that. congrats

[@cocktailcamera]

Hey thanks so much! Yes, definitely need to make some new videos soon. I've been so busy launching cocktailcamera.com I haven't had time for much else!

[@bosckieselarrka32]

Hey Jordan. Great tips. your contents are so knowledgeable. it's so close ti what issues we find day to day.

[@cocktailcamera]

Thanks for saying so! 🙏

[@denverbarkeep3909]

Well done man! Looking forward to what’s to come!

[@cocktailcamera]

Thanks brother! Always appreciate your support!

[@roadcrewfilms]

Love the channel mate!

[@jody1622]

I'm not a bartender and don't really want to aquire a bunch of liquor especially for practice. Can I use a substitute? Does colored water work?

[@cocktailcamera]

Hey! That could actually make a really good video. Using various different colors of tea could work. I've also heard of some product photographers using diluted soy sauce as a whiskey substitute.

[@cmichaelanthonyimages2197]

I use colored water, or juices for drinks. No one will know that it has no liquor if its a mixed drink. Tea works well for certain liquor as well as water for vodka. Make it look real, and it is, visually. In food still photography, what you see is not always real.

[@PoisonParadisecom]

good, honest, and straight forward video!

[@cocktailcamera]

Hey thank you!

[@louisev.2776]

Awesome Video Jordan! thanks for sharing your knowledge and tips for free here on youtube! Can’t wait to watch more of your content! I read somewhere that we should feel free to let you know what we want to learn 😄 So here we go: For me it would be so helpful to learn how to clean jars correctly so that they get this crisp and clear look. And how to avoid any strange reflections😂. Thanks again!

[@cocktailcamera]

Hey thanks so much, Louise! Ah good to know, okay I'll add that to my list for potential tutorials to make!

[@spiderflux]

Hello, I'm not the pro that Jordan is but I happened to notice your comment. One way to diminish reflections is to use a polarizing filter on your lens, if you're not already. I think they're mainly designed for outdoor use to cut down on glare when you're shooting something like water in sunlight, but I've found they can significantly decrease reflections on glass as well. There are a few factors that come into play (camera position, angle of light) so sometimes the filter won't seem to do anything at all, but other times it really does make a difference.

[@cocktailcamera]

@@spiderflux hey thanks for the helpful suggestion! I've never used a polarizer in the studio before, but I'm sure that helps a lot. Great tip!

[@WhiskeySugarBitters]

Great video Jordan! Will definitely keep an eye on your videos to up my own cocktail channel 😀 I really appreciate your tip on valuing work for brands. Somebody recently reached out to me and I felt EXACTLY they way you explained. So I probably priced myself too low 😆 We'll see what happens. Cheers man!

[@cocktailcamera]

I feel like we ALL price ourselves too low starting out 😅 more on this soon though!

[@OldFashionedWays]

thanks for the tips. I really appreciate. I really think having a group of like minded people.. I believe that is important. thanks

[@arcecreative]

Hi Jordan! Great tips, thanks for sharing. I loved the tip about building a community with likeminded photographers. I think this is the tip I loved the most because that's exactly what I'm looking for at the moment. I think that interaction is very important to not feeling alone in this profession. Thanks for sharing!

[@cocktailcamera]

Sure thing! 🙌 It’s a hard one, because like I mentioned, it can take time and effort before that community happens. Well worth pursuing and looking for though!

[@gustavolopez5403]

🎉🎉🎉thanks!

[@theweekendmixologist489]

Great tips! Any words of wisdom on what to name your group chat?

[@cocktailcamera]

You already know 😏 #DrinkDaddiez

[@BrieWilly]

Great tips brother!

[@cocktailcamera]

Thanks dude! A bit too long for my liking, but I'll figure out this KZbin thing sooner or later 😅

[@BrieWilly]

I just need to find the time to balance it all. KZbin is on my list, videos are just so time consuming

[@cocktailcamera]

@@BrieWilly yeah dude, it takes so long 😓

[@jasonbodden8816]

@@cocktailcamera It wasn't too long at all. Videos only get too long if there's a lot of filler content. This was all good stuff. Just found your channel. Looking forward to checking out all the vids.

[@baothiletran-ef8zn]

thank you!

[@OlyaNovaPhotographer]

Great tips! Thank you so much, Jordan! Especially the tip #5. This is me 🙋‍♀️ I don't have a huge following yet so I can't justify to charge my clients even a small amount 🤦🤷 and always ready to do the work for free. Can't wait to see your tips on how to actually get paid partnerships. Thank you 🙌

[@cocktailcamera]

I can definitely help with this! It’s tricky at first but confidence helps a lot. Once you know what to ask and how to value your work it gets a lot easier. More on this soon, I promise!