Check out this video from our friends over at Cooph, for some creative photo ideas using coffee!
Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee
1. Grain textures
- Use your best blends
- Grind if necessary
- Arrange as desired
- Build piles
- Use natural light
- Stack cups
- Mirror reflection
2. Smoke
- Light some incense and let the smoke rise above a spoonful of coffee beans.
- Make a still life with a cup of coffee and use the incense to make the coffee look steaming.
3. Splish Splash
- Fill a cup of coffee to the brim.
- Shape a projectile and have someone drop it in to create a splash.
4. Still life
- Collect some props such as newspapers, books and cups.
- Repurpose your coffee bag and use it as a DIY reflector to throw window light back onto your subject.
5. Fluidity
- Load your coffee machine, and capture it filling your cup.
- Set up a positioning ring to keep the focal distance.
6. Contrasts
- Unload your beans on a light surface and shape them into straight lines using book edges or similar. Use a cup of coffee as an anchor point and to shoot contrast.
- Elevate your cup to separate it from the surface to make it look like it is floating.
7. Raw Materials
- Play with surfaces like stone or wood, and place a coffee pot onto it and shoot from above.
- Use chopped wood for the fire and sprinkle coffee beans to add atmosphere. Then add your cup of coffee and take pictures.
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