Angel's Envy Fall Social Shoot

January 19, 2022 by Nick Bumgardner in Beverage Photography

Last fall Angel’s Envy reached out to me and my team to do a fall social shoot. They wanted to combine seasonal pies and whiskey. As soon as they said pie I knew that I was in. They needed five deliverable images with five unique pies as well as a few cocktail images. I put together a team including a food stylist, a baker and a photo assistant to help me execute the job. We were able to execute this job remotely and zoom with the client as needed. Check out the results below!

My team and I had a blast working on these images. Yes, we did eat the pies after we finished.

Nick Bumgardner is a beverage photographer based out of Nashville, TN.

Standard Proof Fall Photography

January 17, 2022 by Nick Bumgardner in Beverage Photography

I’m back again with some new images. This fall Standard Proof had a need for some new social and website content. This time we took it to the studio. While typically for Standard Proof I’m using a mixture of lights. For these new comps we used just a single hard light source. These new images are really fun and have a bit of a different vibe. Check them out below!

I really love these images. They are direct and to the point. They clearly show what the brand and the flavor is about. Sometimes keeping it simple is the right answer.

Nick Bumgardner is a Beverage Photographer based out of Nashville, TN.

Jack's Black Book for Tasting Panel at Pearl Diver

April 02, 2020 by Nick Bumgardner in BTS, Beverage Photography

A few months back I got an email from Tasting Panel about a collaboration with Jack Daniel’s and Pearl Diver. It sounded like a fun shoot so I could not pass it up. They needed 3-4 final deliverable images of a cocktail and of the bartender. Lets start with a quick behind the scenes videos and then on to some photos.

HOW I PHOTOGRAPHED IT: NATIVE MAGAZINE COCKTAIL OF THE MONTH THE FOX BAR AND COCKTAIL CLUB's CHERRIES ETC.

June 20, 2018 by Nick Bumgardner in How I Photographed It

The Native Magazine Cocktail of the Month is one of my favorite regular gigs that I get to photograph. Native is always sending me to cool bars and restaurants to shoot these cocktails. I get to meet some pretty cool people along the way and take some pretty awesome pictures. So lets dive into this cocktail. This is the Cherries Etc. which was made by and styled by Nick Dolan the Head Bartender of The Fox Bar and Cocktail Club. It features Lustau Brandy, Cappelletti red bitters, lemon stock, Maurin Quina, absinthe, Scrappy's Chocolate Bitters, and 3 fresh Cherries. To see the recipe in full be sure to pick up the magazine! Keep reading to see how I created this beautiful cocktail photo.

BTS FROM CHOPPER TIKI

June 18, 2018 by Nick Bumgardner in BTS

Today I photographed the July Cocktail of the Month for Native Magazine at Kuchina and Keller, but the cocktail is actually from Chopper Tiki, which will be opening soon. I'm super excited for Chopper Tiki to open because Nashville needs a good Tiki bar. Omni Hut in Smyrna is awesome, but its BYOB. Check out this behind the scenes video to see how I created a beautiful cocktail image for an editorial shoot.