Home made still life

This was shot using a black T-shirt as backdrop and a single desk

lamp as light source. Please advice me, how can I improve on the

lighting and exposure. Comments and ratings welcome.

I love it. the poor mans still life

Good job with the tones and shadows, but somehow... the beer just doesn't fit with the rest of the objects :)

I would try a lower camera angle to add some drama. Maybe some selective focus. You can then separate the foreground objects from the background. I would definitely place a piece of translume between your light-source and the still life. This would soften the light up a bit and wrap the highlights.

Unusual angle for this shot.