Among other things, I'm a collector of rare ashtrays and this one is a glass frog. It's a last minute shot as I came home very late tonight.
Problem was the set up, so I just put it on a blue envelop on the counter in front of the window (dark outside). Light came from above and I put a flashlight on the left and held my camera very low.
Post processing: resize to fit the challenge, curves to get some brightness in there, darkened it a bit and sharpened it.
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sharpness looks ok, but you might wanna pay some attention to the background. maybe you could place a black / blue piece of paper at the back and bottom of your subject :)
The background item on the right and the light-colored objects behind detract from your subject, which while interesting, might be even more interesting if photographed from the front. I can also see where the paper you put under it ends - may need to get a bigger "backdrop" or shoot from a different angle.
Although the light enhances the texture of the glass, I feel it's too much. Almost intrusive. The mirror is a little distracting as well, since we can see your reflection. I think if you had pointed the lens level with the frog (rather than the tilt downward), reduced the light and used a tighter dof (throwing the background out completely), you would have had some magical results here...
This isnt really bad. just lacks some WoW factor.the photo seems done technically well. sharp, and the lightings not too bad. Just a little too straight forward. maybe the frog on a real plant or something would have given in something extra.
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