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Check out this video from our friends over at Cooph, for some creative photo ideas using coffee!

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Stunning Photo Ideas Using Coffee

1. Grain textures

• Use your best blends
• Grind if necessary
• Arrange as desired
• Build piles
• Use natural light
• Stack cups
• Mirror reflection

2. Smoke

• Light some incense and let the smoke rise above a spoonful of coffee beans.
• Make a still life with a cup of coffee and use the incense to make the coffee look steaming.

3. Splish Splash

• Fill a cup of coffee to the brim.
• Shape a projectile and have someone drop it in to create a splash.

4. Still life

• Collect some props such as newspapers, books and cups.
• Repurpose your coffee bag and use it as a DIY reflector to throw window light back onto your subject.

5. Fluidity

• Load your coffee machine, and capture it filling your cup.
• Set up a positioning ring to keep the focal distance.

6. Contrasts

• Unload your beans on a light surface and shape them into straight lines using book edges or similar. Use a cup of coffee as an anchor point and to shoot contrast.
• Elevate your cup to separate it from the surface to make it look like it is floating.

7. Raw Materials

• Play with surfaces like stone or wood, and place a coffee pot onto it and shoot from above.
• Use chopped wood for the fire and sprinkle coffee beans to add atmosphere. Then add your cup of coffee and take pictures.

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