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[Stas]

What do you think about it?

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[K-9]

It's all in the lighting for this shot, and it appears to dim.

[Rontography]

Another interesting shot but I agree with K-9, needs to be brighter.

[Stas]

You think on this photo I should do brighter a cuo of tea or everything including background?

[Rontography]

Just the tea and glass need to be brighter. I like the black background.

[Afterimage]

You think on this photo I should do brighter a cuo of tea or everything including background?

If you can, light the glass from beneath, the shot will really jump out.

[Stas]

Hm. Now I am reeding this forum from phone and my shot looks really dim. On my home pc it looks not so dim. So maybe we se it in different ways? Will try to see it from work.

[Stas]

Interesting thing. Now I am in the office and on my computer it looks brighter than on phone, but more dim than on home PC. As I know the reason is in monitors calibration. 

[alden]

I agree with the above. It's a great idea, and a good shot, but needs a bit more light either under or behind the glass. 

[IanB]

I don't mind the darkness of the subject but i would do one of two things if it was mine, light it from below as suggested above or totally blacken all the base and back ground.  I would get rid of the light coming through the glass onto the base.

[Rontography]

Watched this video on Instructables on shooting glass. You have more going on than just an empty glass but it's still interesting.

 

http://www.instructa...otograph-glass/

 

[Stas]

Thank you for video. I will try to add some light, but now I have no idea how to do it. Do you have any suggestions?

[K-9]

I would look for a small light source that you can position behind the glass, and shine it back through it, toward the camera.

[Stas]

As I understand light source shouldn't be visible on the photo? So it should be above the glass?

[alden]

No try directly behind the glass. 

[Stas]

I don't think that to make light source visible on photo is a good idea, I think I will get a white spot on the glass, but I will try. Thank you.

[PrettyCranium]

Agree that it could be brighter. Could you adjust in photoshop?

[Travie_Melvin]

The photo is not so bright, maybe you should boost the lighting just a bit. but other than that you did a pretty swell job.

[Stas]

to  PrettyCranium

I will try to add some brightness in Lightroom, but first I want to do something with my monitor, to be sure that I see wright the picture.

 

to Travie_Melvin

Thank you.

[Jay]

Maybe experiement with a light behind the glass or shooting to the side.  Definately need that glass and the splash to stand out more.