Energy drink (lemon)

Thanks for your time and comment.

I love the color.

the concept is nice, the execution can be improved. the main problems come from the blurry but still too readable background (plain background would be better): the left side of the lamp is less readable due to the background. Also the "drink" idea is suggested by putting a lightbulb into a bottle, but this is just a hint... you should show more of the bottle, and for the sake of "energy" the lightboulb should be lit... it is not that difficult as you may think.. i do some nice still life with just one handheld flash, and here is a site that tells you all the nasty secret of flash light and still life: http://strobist.blogspot.com/

Thank you for your comments.

 

I like the colour as well - that's why I used it - it is a backlit, slightly burned kitchen cloth by the way.

Giuseppe you are probably right on the bottle and the lighting however I really liked the texture of the background (I shot with various apertures - but liked this version best). Any idea how to make the bulb itself glow ... putting the whole setup in a microwave would be an option. (just kidding)

dont' do it if you are not sure how to do this... but here is a link that helps you on how to make bulbs glow....

 

http://strobist.blogspot.com/2006/06/developing-idea-part-2-compact.html

I actually like the harshness of the background. It works for me with this composition. And I like the composition too. I do agree, the bulb should be lit.

Getting the bulb lit would be pretty easy. I always like to do these types of projects without relying on PhotoShop. So, with that in mind, I'd run two black wires down the back side of bulb as close to the edges as possible. Tack one wire to the threaded part of the bulb and one to the bottom tip. You will need to notch the back edge of the glass to give the wire room to exit the bottle. Tacking the wires will take patience and care but it can be done. Obviously, attach the other ends of the wires to an appropriate power supply.

Or, drill a hole in the bottom of the bottle (As I did here). Going through the bottle may be more difficult, though.

Nice shot. I like it.