Hi Shel indeed does a darker background add a lot sometimes. I tried some other shots with a dark grey piece of marble like this "eatable piece of art" --> we call it "Grittibanz" in Swiss German
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2968241 but will do it again with the lightning methods Rob and William suggested. Putting the figures on a piece of mirror glass and white cloth and lighten it to make the illusion of floating sounds interesting too. I cropped the image for the web, it has "more air" on the original negative, I share your thoughts here too. thanks for your ideas and help. Markus >> >>Now to the pic itself, apart from the flash problem. A little more "air" >>around the figure would be very helpful, especially at the sides and top. >>The figure seems not to have it's own space, looks too crowded, >>if you know >>what I mean. I'd also suggest a darker background, black MIGHT be nice, >>and with the proper exposure would give the final photo a nice, >>rich look. >>Here's a little Q&D adjustment I made. Hope you don't mind: >>http://home.earthlink.net/~my-pics/markus-peso.jpg >> >>
