How do you photograph those bottles?

@pr0mille, quite a few of these are actually computer generated images. When I take my own pictures (which happens only when I cannot find a decent image online), I use a regular digital camera and a white background, but it's true, they never come out as good looking as the images you see floating around on Connosr.

You need a light tent (e.g. EZCube) and a few good lamps. Diffuse lighting is the key and the tent does just that.

There's a small tutorial here: 100proof.be/Randgebeuren/…whiskyflessenpt1.htm (in Dutch, sorry) but I'm personally not too fond of this style... It's too dramatic for Connosr or other purposes. You'd better look for general lighting tutorials.

There are plenty of tutorials if you search for "product photography" by the way.

@WhiskyNotes Thanx for the tips (and Dutch is no problem for me :-) ) I have been trying with a tent, but it never was satisfying. Just could be the lights are too weak. I guess I'll have too keep experimenting and will google product photography.

@markjedi1 Even if they are computer generated, I'd still would like to know how. The web provides enoug pics of distillers bottles, but it's pretty hard to find those independents in a reasonable resolution.

I tend to sit the bottle on a large piece of white card and bend the back of the card up the back to provide a white background - this give the "floating" impression. Some bottles look good against grey card. I always photo near natural light so no need for flash.

White posterboards, a medium piece of glass, 2+ diffused flashes (preferably via softboxes), a few minutes playing with the lighting and exposure settings to get the high key effect. Also note, the closer the light--and the larger--to the bottle, the softer the light. Strobist probably has a few tutorials that would help: strobist.blogspot.com

I guess there is, as is with many things, no easy and quick way to get it right. Gotta put effort and time in it. Thanks for the links and info!

I use a dining room chair, a sheet of white card, an SLR on a tripod and a desklamp that I wave around in the air... flickr.com/photos/cowfish/…

A softbox from above removes most of the reflections (I've now got a more diffuse lamp which helps).