Nice composition. I like this shot. The colors work well, I like the burst of red from the tomato, and the yellows from the pasta and handle, and the white sprinkling of flour is a very nice touch. Lighting is pretty good, but perhaps a fill light or reflector could eliminate the shadow on the noodles? Also, I think if the tomato were just a tad bit higher(towards the top left corner) so the handle arm did not go across it, it might be a slight improvement. Good job.
This is clean work, but nothing sets it apart really. one thing, incidentally, that's totally wrong is the use of dried, commercial pasta as a prop. The tomato, while making for a lovely reflection, is exceeding arbitrary also. If you'd shot this with ribbons of fresh pasta, I'd have bumped it up a point. Alaso, cropping is too tight all sides but right, IMO.
If you had actual homemade past in this scene it would have worked. The dry store bought pasta takes away from the image. As for the tomato, it adds colour, but to me seems out of place. If you were looking for something to accentuate the shot, maybe a nice olive oil decanteur? Otherwise, technically a very good image.
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