Thoughts behind my glasses shot
Firstly the glasses shots was supposed to be a little more elaborate but things did not go to plan and running out of time for the day I had to produce something.
I had planned the two glasses with a bottle of Veuve Champagne behind and I realized I needed to light the glasses directly from above the sparkle their cuts evenly. I tried a few positions of the light stand but on the dining room table right next to the subject worked best evenly lighting the rim, which I believe adds to the quality of the image. The Champagne bottle was unevenly light because of this lighting setup and I sought to light the bottle more evenly using a second flash but everything I tried induced unwanted flash artifacts on the glasses. Two back flags were used to control reflections on the glasses from other sources and I even waited until dark and shot this with internal lights off to minimize any reflections on the glasses themselves.
There we have it simple as... lighting directly from above (pic2) and two black flags either side (Pic1)
I am going to have another try at the full composition later today
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