This assignment was in my Studio Lighting class. We have been shooting in the studio so the assignment was to shoot on location using studio lighting with any other available lighting.

I first looked for inspiration online, I knew capturing the bubbles and steam of the hot coffee would be important. After some research, I decided to go with the burlap and coffee beans in the background with the coffeecup in the foreground. After many shots, I finally got the pour in one shot and the bubbles in another shot. The steam I painted into the image using some photoshop brushes and opacity tweaking.

I learned how to paint smoke or steam into an image and learned how to light on location. This image was shot in my living room so working with a small space was challenging all on its own. I learned that working in photoshop for photos like this take more time than anticipated. The professor was very impressed with the steam in the image too.