More practice with low light, low ISO photography with a digital camera. The only source of light comes from three tea-light candles. One candle placed in the center wine glass and two more off to the front/sides. Since this is practice and this being a "learning" website, I?m hoping to get some feedback that?ll help me grow in this area.
You can try getting a little lower , but you don't want to lose the pattern of the glasses, as it's really a beautiful set up. Is there any way to cut the wick of the candle down more so that the flame isn't quite so big?
Kim / Petra, thanks for your comments and suggestions. While I do not own a star filter, I'll have to give the pantyhose idea a try. I'm also playing with different boarder styles in other pictures 'cause I feel that very often they can really add to a picture. I've heard it said that if you're adding color in a boarder, use a color from the picture. In the case, the red came from that patch of red in the wine in the upper left portion of the glass.
Kim - think if I would've lowered the camera a bit more and hid the flame behind the wine that it would've made for a better shot? ...less of a "hot spot" when it comes to the flame?
Petra, FYI: the wine is a 1999 Valpolicella Classico Superior ...needless to say, it was a fun shoot.
I like what Kim wrote as I'm definitely learning myself and, being a wine lover, this image is very appealing to me. I agree about the red border, I'm not a border fan in general anyway. I really like the precise lineup of the glasses it gives it an almost indefinite mirror effect. The color of the cloth is beautifully complimenting the wine as well. As for the light, I agree with Kim, and wanted to throw out a suggestion a photographer friend of mine had, if you don't have star filter: use a panty hose over the lens, apparently, that has a similar effect. Nice picture!
The lines of the three glasses together is very strong, and the background really works for this image. I wish that the light flare coming from the tealight in the glass wasn't so heavy and bright, though. Do you have a star filter? This would slim the light lines down as well as add a classic feel to the light. If you don't have a star filter, sometimes using an aperture of f16 or so can make the stars by itself. For presentation sake, I don;t think I like the red border that you've got around the image... it's clashes with the subtle browns and reds of the image.
Keep practicing though... it's the best way to learn!
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