Indian Ornament - Gold Bangle

[aakash_vakil]

Hello -

Shot this one without flash or softbox in natural light coming from right. I tried to reduce the glare on the right side of bangle by holding a translucent paper just right of the bangle.

Kept the bangle on a semi transparent glass table and inserted piece of black paper to create reflection.



I tried to put a small reflector in front to remove the unlit area in front, but it was blowing off so removed it.

Any critiques & improvement suggestions which I can try without spending money (am currently I am broke!!!)

Regards,
Aakash

[jdwalz]

You created a very good shot, worthy of any catalog or advertisement (and that kind of photography is not nearly as easy as it may seem) so bravo!
Innovative composition because the use of glass is not a gimmick, it actually gives me a great deal more insight into the bracelet; I can see sharper contours in the reflection and a very interesting modulation of color.

You may want to try to increase light, f-stop and shutter speed to acheive a deep focus, all the way to the back of the bangle. That would place this picture squarely in a professional light.

[geotography]

Greetings aakash_vakil,

Yes, nice take. jdwalz makes excellent points...particularly the DOF modification. I suggest you flip this to portrait format just for fun perhaps with it not centered but rather running along the right vertical "rule of 3rd line." One thing about doing that is that the position imitates the position the bracelet would be if a person wearing it were looking at it.

[aakash_vakil]

Thanks both of you!! It makes me feel happy when I see such result with cheap DIY stuff I keep learning and experimenting!!!

I will try the shot with greater DoF......

Regards,
Aakash