Year
2025
Client
Concept / Internal Study
Category
Cosmetics
Project Duration
1 - 2 Weeks
Research centred on high-end fragrance photography and how light moves through coloured glass and liquid. References focused on caustics, edge refraction, and the way a tinted fill shifts in tone from the shoulder of a bottle to its base. Matte packaging, brushed metal collars, and soft directional lighting were studied to ground the product in a calm, premium space.
The composition prioritises stillness. A dark, restrained palette keeps attention on the glass and liquid, while supporting props were chosen to suggest mood without crowding the frame. Lighting was kept low and directional to build contrast along the bottle's edges and let the liquid read with depth rather than flatness.
The bottle was modelled with accurate wall thickness so refraction through the glass and liquid would behave correctly in close-up. Materials were tuned for realistic glass dispersion, liquid colour falloff, and the soft sheen of the matte label and box. A full clay render was used to lock proportion, lighting, and composition before any materials were applied.
