Sorry for the mass upload. No need to comment. I've been experimenting with low key photography using natural light from a window and black felt background and surface as per Mona @mona65. I still have a very long way to match her stunning eye for light. This was given to me by a dear friend for a birthday probably almost 20 years ago. I love it still.
Thanks for your visits, comments, suggestions, favs
This is a lovely Tiffany piece and I love how you brought out the deep colour and I really like the setup. I'm still in holiday, but will be back home tomorrow night. I will get back to you on sunday with some post processing hints if you care.
You sure did nicely with the low key natural light - Waiting for the next rainy day so I can play! I like what you've done here - the lovely red shows so well.
Hi Jane, sorry for the delay, I was on holiday, and had only the i-Pad with me, what made my writing difficult. I really like this capture and this candle holder is just gorgeous. Of course you can leave it like it is and it is already a great picture. And there is only I few things I would try, if this would be my picture, to add some "drama". Please be aware, this is just my humble opinion and only my sense of my photography style.
As this tiffany glass is of such nice and warm colour, I would try to add some golden glow. There are different possiblities to do so. I would add a layer and add someorange-yellow shine. Maybe you add this glow also to the light on the felt. But maybe you also remove this shine (on felt) totally by burning over it with a paintbrush, to have a totally black background. If you also burn a bit of the right side of the glass, you enhance the effect, the all the light comes from the candle holder. I do not know how low you can go with the aperture with your 200mm lense. But if this f/5.0 is the smallest, you probably add a layer with gaussian blur (or what blur you like) and just erase what you would like to have sharp (foreground of the candle holder). I use PSE and Corel Paint Shop Pro,... Please do not hesitate to ask if you need help with the steps, or if you would like me to do some post processing on your pic. Hope this helps. But please, this is no critique, I mention this only because you asked, ant this is only what I would try.
@mona65 wonderful suggestions. Thank you so so much. I'm excited to go play with some of your ideas. If you get a chance, and no hurry to look at some of my black and white still lifes...mostly in my extras album and add any ideas you have there. Also, on your fabulous black and white pastry shot of a week or two ago, did you have an additional light source as well as your window? If so, what and where? Thanks again for your generosity
February 19th, 2017
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As this tiffany glass is of such nice and warm colour, I would try to add some golden glow. There are different possiblities to do so. I would add a layer and add someorange-yellow shine. Maybe you add this glow also to the light on the felt. But maybe you also remove this shine (on felt) totally by burning over it with a paintbrush, to have a totally black background. If you also burn a bit of the right side of the glass, you enhance the effect, the all the light comes from the candle holder. I do not know how low you can go with the aperture with your 200mm lense. But if this f/5.0 is the smallest, you probably add a layer with gaussian blur (or what blur you like) and just erase what you would like to have sharp (foreground of the candle holder). I use PSE and Corel Paint Shop Pro,... Please do not hesitate to ask if you need help with the steps, or if you would like me to do some post processing on your pic. Hope this helps. But please, this is no critique, I mention this only because you asked, ant this is only what I would try.