The Vodka Drinker Photograph

The photograph features a thirsty flower having a vodka. The idea for this shot arose from a childhood belief that flowers drank from the ‘wrong end’. As a child, I’d often wondered why flowers didn’t drink from the more obvious business end, i.e. the head, just like we did.

I borrowed a bottle of my partner’s favourite tipple and set up the other props against a black velvet type backdrop and this was the result.

Location: Home studio

Date: May 2018

For the more technically inclined:

Camera: The camera used was an old Nikon D300 with 50mm prime lens and the image was shot as a raw file

Print / Paper information

The paper used was, Fotospeed MATTULTRA240 heavyweight Matt paper and this is certified by ‘Artsure’ – of the Fine Art Trade Guild to be light fast when printed using pigment ink. (https://www.fineart.co.uk/artsure-for-the-trade.aspx)

The image was printed digitally on A3* (297mm x 420mm) paper, with a 1cm white border, signed by the photographer and showing the relevant Edition number.

*The image is also available as an A4 (210mm x 297mm) print, please contact me for more information

Printer information:

Printing was carried out on an Epson Surecolor P600 inkjet printer which carries nine cartridges. These include four Blacks / Greys to ensure fine reproduction of Black and White images. The ink used is Epson’s own Epson UltraChrome™ Ink

Purchase information.

The print is one of a limited edition of 150, sold unframed and mailed to your address in a sturdy, sealed cardboard tube.