Hello from the Critique Club!
I have studied your image and have the following to offer:
Composition/perspective - the shot is very busy with all four pieces in the frame. The camera seems a bit close and the DoF seems off a bit. Focus isn't clear until you reach the inside of the cup on the left. Every piece is cut off somewhere, positioning farther back from the subject would have helped both the focus/DoF as well as removing some of the distraction created by the front cup being out of focus. Would have been stronger with only one or perhaps the two middle pices only in the shot with a different angle to the subjects.
Color - the colors, although a nice palette, seem a little flat. Perhaps this is caused by it being china, not sure. A boost in contrast and adjustment to the white balance may have helped this. There is a slight tint to the whole scene that just doesn't fit. None of the china appears white until you reach the very back where the light and focus seem to be the strongest.
Lighting - in some areas the lighting seems too bright - you have flares and washed out areas o the inside of the front cup, the rim and inside of the left cup in the middle, the whole side of the right cup, the top and side of the pitcher as well as in your black background. Trying a different light that is not so hard or using something as a diffuser may have helped this.
Challenge requirements - yes, china is delicate, but your placement and number of objects in this image do not convey that as well as a single cup may have. What makes china delicate is not only the material, but the subtle curves and bends that are associated with it. You don't show any of those here except in the handles and those are either cut off or interrupted by something else.
Overall/my opinion - this could have been a much stronger shot with less going on - fewer objects, a little more attention to the lighting and the post processing. Try using a non reflective background as well. You have glare on the black that just doesn't fit and becomes a distraction. |
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