I used two martini glasses and a mixing tumbler for a glass project in the studio. After some unsatisfying attempts to get a shot on the table top, I moved the whole set to the floor and took the tumbler out.


The glasses sat on "napkins," actually squares of watercolor inkjet paper, on top of a piece of foam core painted matte black. Glass beads and a little water were placed in the glasses.
I used two tungsten hot lights with diffusion panels on either side. The lights were positioned slightly above the set. A small gold reflector was placed below the camera.
I also added some magnetic poetry words, slightly out of focus in the final chromes. Sharp focus on the words was unnecessary.
The Polaroid was shot at f22 2/3 and 1".
I shot the chromes all at 1", bracketing two at f22, 16 2/3, and 22 1/3. The depth of field changes slightly. The words become more and less legible.
I left the words out of the first chrome to see what that would look like.

After seeing the final chromes, I would have preferred a single word, as in the Polaroid, rather than the several I used.

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