Quality beer photos/footage (AKA Beer ****)

This guy has some good shots of breweries/beer:

http://www.brewbokeh.com/index.html

 

Man -- those are great. Guy gets around.

 

Can't speak for everyone, but I too enjoy the what are ya drinkin' and haul threads showing pictures of beer I can only think about trying (for now). But I think most folks are just positing a quick picture for the forum versus taking time to create the beauty shot. And really, some of those pictures are quite good. Believe it is all about the sharing the fun rather than worrying about the quality of the pictures.

But I bet there's some people with some very nice photos or videos, so hopefully they chime in.

 

Sweet! Some fantastic shots there!

 

Most use smartphones as its easier to upload. Plus if your buzzed and taking pics, they all look great.

 

I shoot portraits and such from time to time for extra cash, so I have the equipment to do so.

Shooting my beer, however is shot, uploaded, and posted from my phone. Im not going to go through putting it on my computer and all when my passion at the moment is that beer I just poured.

 

When I go up to Vermont for a weekend at some point this year I will be bringing my Sony NEX camera and will be taking some great shots of HF and The Alchemist brewery. I plan on bringing my camera to every brewery tour that I go to but I usually forget because I'm so focused on drinking. But seeing that I plan on having all the art in my house made by me, it's only natural that I'll take some awesome pictures of breweries and beers.

 

Absolutely, especially since there are so many breweries in New England. The next time I go to Jack's Abby (In the next 2 weeks or so) I'm bringing my camera to get some good pictures. Same thing for Sam Adams, which I just visited on Friday and forget to bring my camera.

Some thought I was a little crazy for spending 600 bucks on a camera but if I have at least 5-10 pieces of original framed photos then it paid for itself.

 

I have the gear but typically the beers i try that i would want to photograph are either at a tasting or a brewery/beer bar and none of those are ideal. Drinking doesnt really mix well with expensive camera gear for the most part.

 

Yes, you pretty much answered the question. I'd probably make a decision as to color or BW when I upload them to my computer. I think that black and whites would be a good look for the tanks and barrels. Also, I have photoshop so I could put some splashes of color along with black and white.

I've played around with many different looks for my pictures. Most of which are landscape shots from New York City and Ogunquit, Maine. However, I'm going to Vegas and Montreal this year and also plan on taking some great pictures there.

 

I was heavily involved in photography, but literally put my cameras away for long time. I've recently rekindled my passion for photography. The gallery at brewbokah is very nice. And, a very clever domain name too.

Hopefully, I'll start experimenting with beer photography, especially, when I start visiting breweries.

I pretty much shoot digital these days, but I used to LOVE running Tri-X through my cameras, and then spend hours in the darkroom creating prints. The grain and grit of that film would be perfect for shooting at breweries like Hill Farmstead.

 

Don't want to hijack the thread, but have a question. Do most/some/all breweries allow pictures? I know for us (food/bev industry) they are verboten without written permission and appropriate blood sacrifices...just curious.

 

My thinking is that most of them shouldn't mind. I obviously see where you're going with this and I say this. I'm sure there's a limit on things you can take a picture of. For example I'm sure Jack's Abby would be really mad at me if I went in there and took a picture of their limited release calendar. It's like going to Founders and taking a picture of their Backstage Series 2013 beer info before they announce anything. I personally think that as long as you're not doing any damage to their business then there shouldn't be a problem.

Lastly, I would never just show up to a brewery and snap a ton of pictures without asking first. It's just being courteous. So, basically, I would still bring my camera and I would respect the wishes of the people at the brewery because after all, it is their workplace.

 

I am expecting this thread to get taken down any minute due to the fact that there was a similar thread a few weeks back that was started twice and nuked both times but hopefully it stays up for a bit. That being said...

Beer and photography are my two favorite things in life and I can spend hours going through quality bottle shots. I like most people on this site will take the quick snapshot if a bottle or a recent haul but have been meaning to take the time and take some proper shots of the cellar. I set up a shot a while back and loved the way it turned out and was planning on doing a series of shots following. Several months later I have yet to set up another one. Looking through the pics on http://www.brewbokeh.com I feel inspired to pick up the camera again. I think I will have to continue that project this week and if this thread is still up at the end of the week will post some new ones. I posted this one before but felt like including it again for the hell of it.

 

Really great shot! Looking forward to seeing more.

I'm really hoping this thread can stay up too. What better place than BA to have a thread about beer/brewery photography?