Podcast Episode Fifteen – How to be a "Beer Pornographer" and a look forward to Alltech Brews & Food 2016

This week sees the first Irish Beer Snob podcast episode with a live guest recording alongside our Intrepid Duo. We have Instagram legend, Pierce Cooney of @Son0vaGun (https://www.instagram.com/son0vagun/ ) to share his tips for excellent Instagram Beer Photography.

We also visited McHugh’s Off Licence in Kilbarrack, Dublin for the beer for today’s episode – we had Mescan Brewery Red Tripel, and a Growler of Lagunitas Mozango IPA with Mango. 


Here are some practical tips for you to improve your Instagram photography from the master himself.

• Plan your photo, sounds like common sense but really helps
• Try use natural light if you can, however some people use Light boxes
• Choose a nice background, use places of interest, landmarks etc, make it not just about the beer.
• Take your photo from a low angle, turn your phone / camera upside down if necessary
• Take plenty of shots, from a variety of angles, then choose your favourite
• Use Hash Tags! (Save them somewhere and copy and paste them!

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