Oops...spilled the coffee

Some may argue that this isn't real coffee, but it is. I get it though, it's instant coffee and is not the best type of coffee to drink, but the granules have some nice shapes and I thought it would make a reasonable subject to shoot.

I call instant coffee, instant disappointment, because it's quite disappointing to drink, especially knowing there's better coffee out there, however if the choice is no coffee or instant coffee...well, it's a clear choice I think; some is better than none don't you agree?

I used my lightbox for these shots once again, with the black background in it, and the coffee is sitting on a white plate so the fabric of the background didn't get dirty. The small espresso cup is a Nespresso one, the same colour purple as one of my favourite Nespresso pods, arpeggio. The cup is designed to resemble a coffee pod and I have a set of purple ones and the gold ones too, which mirror the colour of the other pods I love called, volluto. I thought the purple would pop nicely in the shots though.

I included the three shots below as I liked the reflection of light inside the cup, created using a torch, and the close up nature of the instant coffee granules, the way they're shaped sort of like little rocks broken off rocky a cliff-face is cool.

This was a fairly rushed photo shoot really only to test it out and see what I could create and I have some ideas in mind to make it a little more interesting next time. I think they came out ok though and it's a good use of instant coffee...much better than actually drinking it.

Now folks, it's your turn to type some stuff into the comments area below...but only if you want to engage with me, I'd not want you to do something you're not keen on. Comment on my photographs, what you like as far as coffee goes, or don't like, or just about coffee in general. Comment about anything really, I'll respond.