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snafflesComment by Man_Called_Horse: The blocking of the image is great.
but, imo only, the white balance does look off. The image itself gives a yellowish hue to it. White balance with the light you use, not before.
Another thing, this is from the industry I call a career, and really hate it when the writers, or SAG, or the teamsters threaten my job.
A rule of thumb, normally, not always, is that, the darker the bg, the more drama the lighting.
If you notice in food magazines, not all, but a lot, they use white table cloths. Your wooden table is ok to use, but it is also darker than a white table cloth. Hence forth, more dramatic lighting.
Think of it this way. If your table was black, and you use the lighting set up presently, your lighting would look way more flat than it is. If you used a white cloth, the natural ambiance, bouncing off the white cloth may of given more natural drama, depending on where you place the lights that is.
I don't know about a haze perse on your image, but, I personally think with a bit of tweaking, a few more shots doing different things, paying attention to the light and to details, this could of been a winner.
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