Blimey you do pick them don't you !
This is incredibly difficult to get right.

If you decided to go for a white or light background I would use a sheet of art card A1 size not too thick so it bends nicely into an infinity curve. Light the whole thing as evenly as you can, outside in the shade of the house if necessary. Cut another sheet of black coloured art card in half and roll pieces into a cylinder and tape. That way you can place a black cylinder each side of the shot, but not in the frame. This will give you a black outline reflected in the edges of the glass. Nearly always essential for all glass photography, or the edges just fade into the background. Personally I would take the shot up close with just the bowl but that is personal choice. Most commercial food shots are composite images simulating different depths of field to add interest and emphasis, but they maybe for later.

If you are going for a black or dark background hopefully you have a glass topped table :). Same background infinity card, but this time cut a hole in the card the size of the bottom of the glass. Stand the glass over the hole and put a light shining upwards under the table. This way the light will shine up through the glass and the edges will show as white against the darker background therefore again defining the edges. You will also need to light the top rim at the same time as lighting the contents with as softer light as possible.

Hope some of that helps - it is very difficult shot and one to do lots of experimenting on.

Message edited on: 11/18/2005 14:37

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