Photographing Hawaiian bottles

HawaiiGlass4me · Sep 29, 2006

Here's a couple pics that I took of some of my bottles. I'm still trying to test out what is the best lighting for embossed bottles. Any comments are welcomed.

capsoda · Sep 29, 2006

Hey Rick, Looks like you did a pretty dang good job to me. Now give us the details on how you did it.[

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diggerjeff · Sep 29, 2006

for direct frontal lighting i prefer a quartz painters light with a frosted lens. the frosting will eliminate glare.

HawaiiGlass4me · Oct 2, 2006

Here's a few pics of my set up. It is a simple home made wood frame which I can change the background color. I am using a small fluorescent light. The camera is mounted on a secure tripod to avoid camera shake. A remote shutter release is recommended.

cobaltbot · Oct 2, 2006

They look great to me too, I'm wondering if using a light box behind would give a more even illumination and not get darker as you go up.

HawaiiGlass4me · Oct 2, 2006

ORIGINAL: cobaltbot

They look great to me too, I'm wondering if using a light box behind would give a more even illumination and not get darker as you go up.

I personally like the light to dark look. Also with the light coming from the bottom it causes shadows on the embossing making it more defined and easier to read. I tried the shadow box as well as other lighting set ups but I still prefer this set up the best. I guess it's just personal.

cobaltbot · Oct 2, 2006

well ya got a point, your pics look great. There was a good photography article in Antique Bottle and Glass Collector mag a couple years back.

stinger haut · Oct 19, 2006

Howsit Ricky,
You live in Hilo, yeah?
Hey brah, I live in Hilo and collect all da Hawaiian hutches sodas.
I post em picture of my Excelsior hutch.
You got em one fine set up fo taking da bottle pictures, youse mo betta (look like dakine fo reel) .
Pono Keanaaina

HawaiiGlass4me · Oct 19, 2006

Eh howsit brudda Pono

Yea I stay live in Hilo. You stay dig yo bottles or you stay buy em like me? I bet we stay confuse all the bruddas and sistas hea.

Sorry folks just some Hawaiian pideon english.

Are you a bottle digger or do you buy most of your bottles? I have not gone digging in a while because of my back injury. Mostly been buying my bottles in recent years.

So are you into just hutches or other bottles? I try to specialize mostly in Big Island soda (blobs and machines) and milk bottles as well as oriental medicines.

Mahalo,
Rick

BTW... That's a nice and clean Excelcior Soda you got.

ORIGINAL: stinger haut

Howsit Ricky,
You live in Hilo, yeah?
Hey brah, I live in Hilo and collect all da Hawaiian hutches sodas.
I post em picture of my Excelsior hutch.
You got em one fine set up fo taking da bottle pictures, youse mo betta (look like dakine fo reel) .
Pono Keanaaina

capsoda · Oct 19, 2006

Hey Guys, I understood every word. [

] Was lucky enough to spend a little time there with the Air Force in the late seventies. Took the long road to southeast Asia.
Worked with a guy from from the big island in Denver for a while too.

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