Wine: Ornate tree on the label

[Mike Buckley]

Chateau Haut Nouchet is an estate in Bordeaux. This particular wine is made of 59% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot and 2% Petit Verdot.

Everything on the main label is embossed with a shiny, perhaps metallic material. That characteristic on a curved surface is especially difficult to light evenly. I tried several methods and went with the last one, which is lit mostly evenly but with a touch of tonal variety that adds a little interest in the embossed area and on the side of the label to my taste.

Setup
The background is mottled, blue art paper. Two small continuous-light lamps on each side of the subject were shining away from the background, allowing just a little light to bleed onto the subject as evenly as possible. The lamp on the right side was turned a little farther away from the bottle than the other lamp, which created the shadow on that side of the label that helps define the shape of the bottle.

[Shadowman]

Nicely composed.

[Mike Buckley]

Thanks, John!

[bnnrcn]

I like the color of the BG. Nice composition to reveal the beauty of the label Mike

[Mike Buckley]

Thank you, Binnur!