kdthomas
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I don't know what it is you're trying to show. My understanding of stock photos may be lacking, so tell me what the idea is, then I can give you my opinion on whether you have succeeded.
What I see; a drink in a glass. Could be whiskey, but I'm not sure. The lemon is throwing me. Also, the table is quite nice. I see an oaken table at least as well as the drink, maybe better.
One thing about the lighting; it is very hot near the camera, but the fall-off leads to very dark. If you're lighting the table, I think you could even the light more.
JMHO
To make any money in stock photography you need thousands of shots on stock sites
Now that you tell me it's an orange, I can tell it's not a lemon.You're right, hot toward the camera. I think I'm going to shallow the angle of the light n raise the camera ... Or something else ...
I'm worried about the color ... That's actually an orange slice ... Looks fine on the calibrated MacBook but iPad its nasty brown.
I might throw down car keys & some change or something. Maybe even a hand pushing it into the frame ... Wanted to convey just having a drink ...
I would actually shoot this two ways: (1) with the keys & coins in sharp focus and the drink soft, and vice-versa. I think other than playing with the lighting a little to see what you can get, you might consider adding some background; maybe a row of barely visible, very OOF liquor bottle shapes or something, just for a little more visual interest.
I'm saying two different images of the same scene. In one image the focus is on the drink, in the other on the keys & money. I see this as an anti-drink/drive image. As for the liquor bottles, no labels or anything, just the shape in the background.Cool ... next time around I'm gonna use a scrim to soften the light a bit, and lose all but a couple of coins if any ... maybe put in a bar napkin. Gonna get fake ice cubes as well.
I would actually shoot this two ways: (1) with the keys & coins in sharp focus and the drink soft, and vice-versa. I think other than playing with the lighting a little to see what you can get, you might consider adding some background; maybe a row of barely visible, very OOF liquor bottle shapes or something, just for a little more visual interest.
Tirediron are you saying blend the two focused images with a layer to get the whole smash in focus. Or just two different ways to see how it comes out? Not sure I can do the liquor bottles with logos & all, but I will definitely try that. I'll also see if I can do the snoot thing today.