Patron tequila bottle shot from down under

[Mike Buckley]

This composition would have been impossible to make using my pair of sawhorses that has now been replaced by my custom-built stand. Just imagine what I'll be able to do once the stand's cup holder arrives.

[chauncey]

Aah Mike...come to the aid of this woefully inadequate studio photographer and explain why parking that carafe on a pane of squeaky clean museum glass, then taking the shot from underneath wouldn't have worked.

[Mike Buckley]

Your idea is exactly what I did with this photo, Chauncey, only I used regular glass rather than museum glass. I don't even know if museum glass is made thick enough to hold a lot of weight. The glass that I use for my tabletop is the same thickness that is used for dining room tables.

I couldn't make this photo using my pair of sawhorses because all of the legs and cross supports would have prevented me from positioning the tripod where I need it. My new studio stand has 50% fewer legs and 60% fewer supports. More importantly, the few supports that do exist aren't nearly as likely to get in the way because of where they are positioned.

[chauncey]

Oh...yeah right...I knew that...sure I did.

[Mike Buckley]

Chauncey,

Just in case you haven't seen my fancy new stand, it's explained in this thread.