No more agraffes

This was not taken on the studio. Just using a normal desk ligth.

Please comment.

I like the touch of colour in this photo. I would be interested to know if you have used much / any photoshop to create this image.

 

I would have rotated the jaws slightly to face the viewer.

I find it a straightforward shot of a simple object. Nothing spectacular, yet still pleasing. Here are some thoughts to improve it.

 

Soften the overhead light by shooting through white fabric. This will drop out the annoying shadow and clean up the overall shape. I would also play with white and black cards placed appropriately to reflect off the metal which will add shape and additional tonality. You can also try using some colored lights or refelctors to add some additional interest. You have the basic start of a very good photograph with some additional work.

 

Hope that is what you are looking for.

I used photoshop, but the original photo is very close to this one. Just used it to reduce (a little) of blue-white gradient caused by the paper sheet used in the background.

Stephen, thank you very much for your comments.

It is very helpfull to me as I'm start doing this kind of photography and what I'm looking for is rigth this kind of critique.