Photo reference for a still life - suggestions

geoffrey_38

Hello, I have set this still life up and now wanting feed back. It will be my second still life using Marks method in oils. Warmer, cooler, more less exposure, composition, all and any feedback welcome.

Cheers.

dencal

Geoffrey_38

Looking good.

Suggest cropping to reduce the black surround. Give us more of the texture and volume of the interesting objects.

Denis

geoffrey_38

dencal said:

Geoffrey_38

Looking good.

Suggest cropping to reduce the black surround. Give us more of the texture and volume of the interesting objects.

Denis

Thanks Dencal, great suggestion!

tassieguy

It looks great, @geoffery_38. Beautiful mellow tones and lots of lost edges. It's lovely. I quite like the large area of dark around the items - it gives a sense of space. 

Richard_P

I agree, I would keep the dark areas and it also helps draw the eye into the middle.

geoffrey_38

I did crop the image and yes I agree, the dark areas do provide a lot of important negative space.