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Dood, link us to smaller files, these take a while to load and hog the screen. Do you use the multiply blending option and a layer mask to apply your vignettes? Looks great, very professional. The ruler is like so in my face!

MarshalN wrote:Actually... it might not be maocha, but a local tea instead. Take the 1999 claim with a grain of salt. What colour is the tea when you brew it?

Ditto. Looks awfully light green to be almost 10 years.

Salsero wrote:Do you use the multiply blending option and a layer mask to apply your vignettes? Looks great, very professional.

Ditto on that, those pics look awesome and I'd love to know your Photoshop techniques. (u can PM me if that'd be more appropriate... it's not really a photography forum, though I wouldn't mind if it became one!)
-dave

Dizzwave wrote:... it's not really a photography forum, though I wouldn't mind if it became one!

Brandon has been inches away from opening a Photographing Tea thread. There is a lot of camera talent on this forum.

About the age:
I was just going off of memory when I said that it was 1999. When I returned to the store, I saw that it was actually a 2004.

About the Photography:

Setup: I placed the tea on a reflective piece of glass (my desk), with a neutral background (my wall), and added side lighting by turning my monitor's brightness to the max and placing a solid white image on the screen. I then shoot the tea (gasp) at an angle where my lens was essentially laying on the glass to accentuate the reflections.

Photoshop work: I actually used photoshop lightroom 2 beta. I manipulated the exposure, highlights etc... to make it look more realistic, and I increased the clarity. Then, for artistic effect, I added a little bit of vignetting, and made sure that the radius was a little bit bigger than the tea

EDIT: if you want to see more of my photos, you can here http://www.flickr.com/photos/trentknebel/

trent wrote:EDIT: if you want to see more of my photos, you can here http://www.flickr.com/photos/trentknebel/

Thanks for sharing the technical info and your photos on Flickr. Great pix!

Thats cool! Does this vender sell on line?

edkrueger wrote:Thats cool! Does this vender sell on line?

not the store as described in this thread but remember this site selling it. a reputable store

http://www.tuochatea.com/loose_leaf_tea.htm