Black and White 5 Day Challenge - 11/11-11/15/2014

I was invited to a Black and White 5 day challenge to post a shot every day on Facebook by Erick.  I started out w/ a single wine bottle that I shot w/ my iPhone when the idea for my first shot came to me.  I got inspired on the dark theme from the song "Chandelier" by Sia.  I was actually aiming for darker shots, but the exposure on some of the pics came out a little light so had more of a dreamy feel.  
Day 1 - This was my first and favorite shot taken w/ my iPhone.  It came out sharp and dark black and the lighting was just right coming from the florescent kitchen light strip above.

Day 2- My dreamy shot using my Lumix.  Since the shots are jpg, I could not adjust the exposure much.  This Shochu bottle are those you'd see at Sushi bars but you can't tell much from this shot. 

Day 3-This was taken using a white tall kitchen bag as back drop since I didn't have a white sheet. I decided to lay the 2nd bottle since it looked like things are in disarray to go w/ my dark theme.  I would've liked this more if it was darker rather than just being in shades of gray.

Day 4 - Found some black foam sheet so used that for background.  The bottle is frosted so it looks like it was iced.  I used a flash light to spot light the inside since I didn't want to use the flash on the Lumix. 

Day 5 - Same black foam sheet was used again. I was holding the bottle and shot from the bottom.. then while editing, I thought maybe would've been easier had I just laid the bottle down on the black foam sheet.  This was my "Bottom's Up" final challenge shot.

Some outtakes that I decided not to use since it was just one shot a day..the natural lighting actually added those cool looking lines on the neck of the bottle.

First, I tried using a white foam sheet.

This was not included because it didn't fit in my dark drink theme. I came up w/ this while staring a my keyboard thinking about my next shot idea.. I would've titled it "Lost for words"..