Shaken, Not Stirred...
An experiment with a vodka martini mix to epitomize the classic line from the James Bond films.
Nikon D50 / Exp. 1/60 s / F/5.6 / 52mm lens
Props: 1 martini glass, 1 bottle of Polar Ice Vodka, 1 white bathtub, 1 flashlight & 1 trusty assistant
Edited with Filter Forge & Photoshop CS3
This image reminds me of a song written by Alice Cooper, Bernie Taupin & Richard Wagner titled “I Wish I Were Born In Beverly Hills, from Alice Cooper’s 1978 album “From The Inside
Lyrics:
She looked so sleek and sassy / Rolling down Rodeo Drive
She’s got her daddy’s black Corniche / And her tennis pro by her side / And she wants her mother’s lover
To exercise her skill / And if she don’t score him fast
She knows that her brother will
Oh I wish I were born in Beverly Hills
I swear I couldn’t drink half as much as she spills
I want to live it up get my kicks and thrills
Be a gigolo lover and send her the bills
She says that she’s an actress / Just never got a part
Now she’s a teenage mess / With a burned out Gucci heart
She cracked one day at Cartier / When things came to a head
They put her trinkets away / And wrapped her up instead
Oh I wish I were born in Beverly Hills
I swear I couldn’t drink half as much as she spills
I want to live it up get my kicks and thrills
Be a gigolo lover and send her the bills
She bit like a dog and she screamed like hell / “You ain’t taking me to no padded cell / You better take all your hands off my high priced tail”
Oh I wish I were born in Beverly Hills
I swear I couldn’t drink half as much as she spills
I want to live it up get my kicks and thrills
Be a gigolo lover and send her the bills
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AnnDixon
No idea how you did it but wonderful result, well done,
sigfusson replied
Thanks Ann. The trick is to sample the product several times before shooting it…LOL (kidding of course). Cheers, S.
Sharon Mau
It is fantastic!
sigfusson replied
Thanks very much Sharon. Cheers, S.
Richard G Witham
Fantastic! I’ll take mine stirred if you don’t mind … just leave it in the tub :)
sigfusson replied
LOL. Stirred it is Richard! Cheers, S.
Renee Dawson
Great work Sandra! I love your other one as well but am stumped on a title for it myself…lol
sigfusson replied
Thanks Renee – it was suggested by CheyAnn that I call the other image “Oooppps!”, so I may go with that. Cheers, S.
Lois Bryan
OMG!!!! how did I miss this!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!! So so so so fun!!!!!!! not a clue how you did it … but I bet you had a blast!!!!!! This is GORGEOUS!!!!!! You are SO creative, sweetie!!!!!!! Just had to fave it!!!!!!
sigfusson replied
LOL…it was fun – Evan and I set the martini glass into the bathtub. He poured the liquid into the glass from high up while I held a flashlight between my shoulder and neck and took the shots. Had many shots that were not good, but then I only needed one to work with. As for how I got this result…hmmmm….Ancient Chinese Secret! LOL. Thanks Lois. cheers, S.
Lois Bryan
lol … I wasn’t asking for your secrets … I’d never do that!!! Sometimes it’s just more fun to enjoy the mystery (and try to figure it out on my own … accent on the “try”!!![]())
!!!! I LOVE it!!!!!
sigfusson replied
There is no secret!!! LOL…and if there was you’d be only too welcome to have it. The program I used to edit is called Filter Forge, and the filter used is called “Bad Trip”. The program is free to try for 30 days – you should check it out at http://www.filterforge.com
Tom Vaughan
fantastic! (good timing too… just watched Casino Royale last night!)
sigfusson replied
Thanks so much Tom. Great film too! Cheers, S.