The color tones are too close to one another to provide any contrast or "oomph".
And the lighting needs to be upped.

This is only being offered because you said that to YOU this is a boring composition.

I think what drew you to these particular objects is their varied textures (I applaud your vision in that regard :thumbup: )... but because you've placed them against a similarly textured background, the textures just all mingle too much to stand out.
Instead of supporting each other, they blend together.

And again, the subjects are all on one plane... nothing to make any of them visually separate from other objects.

Don't sell yourself so short...you have vision and recognize interesting subjects naturally. You have an eye for textures that many don't have... you'll get there!! :)

You could place maybe the bananas on a brightly colored plate, or replace ONE thing with an object that offers a pop of color... or edit the number of unifying textures to maybe three... any number of small changes could get you where you want to be with this one.

And btw- I like the composition of #2 much better than #1... you're developing a good eye for arrangement.

The color tones are too close to one another to provide any contrast or "oomph".
And the lighting needs to be upped.

This is only being offered because you said that to YOU this is a boring composition.

I think what drew you to these particular objects is their varied textures (I applaud your vision in that regard :thumbup: )... but because you've placed them against a similarly textured background, the textures just all mingle too much to stand out.
Instead of supporting each other, they blend together. Thanks Tilde. I thought about putting the balls on top of an orange heat pad and I do have a low profile decorative plate that I thought of using for the bananas. I shot this on the kitchen counter. There is a cabinet right above my subject which has an embedded halogen light on the bottom. This was my inspiration for shooting there. You are right about being too monochromatic. On my previous post some one mentioned that my light levels were a bit to the red. So I toned it down a bit. Being red/green colorblind, this does present its' own problems. LOL. Actually, not funny. LOL. I guess I over compensated. You gave me an idea. I will try again tonight.

And again, the subjects are all on one plane... nothing to make any of them visually separate from other objects.

Don't sell yourself so short...you have vision and recognize interesting subjects naturally. You have an eye for textures that many don't have... you'll get there!! :)

You could place maybe the bananas on a brightly colored plate, or replace ONE thing with an object that offers a pop of color... or edit the number of unifying textures to maybe three... any number of small changes could get you where you want to be with this one.

And btw- I like the composition of #2 much better than #1... you're developing a good eye for arrangement.

The color tones are too close to one another to provide any contrast or "oomph".
And the lighting needs to be upped.

This is only being offered because you said that to YOU this is a boring composition.

I think what drew you to these particular objects is their varied textures (I applaud your vision in that regard :thumbup: )... but because you've placed them against a similarly textured background, the textures just all mingle too much to stand out.
Instead of supporting each other, they blend together. Thanks Tilde. I thought about putting the balls on top of an orange heat pad and I do have a low profile decorative plate that I thought of using for the bananas. I shot this on the kitchen counter. There is a cabinet right above my subject which has an embedded halogen light on the bottom. This was my inspiration for shooting there. You are right about being too monochromatic. On my previous post some one mentioned that my light levels were a bit to the red. So I toned it down a bit. Being red/green colorblind, this does present its' own problems. LOL. Actually, not funny. LOL. I guess I over compensated. You gave me an idea. I will try again tonight.


And again, the subjects are all on one plane... nothing to make any of them visually separate from other objects.

Don't sell yourself so short...you have vision and recognize interesting subjects naturally. You have an eye for textures that many don't have... you'll get there!! :)

You could place maybe the bananas on a brightly colored plate, or replace ONE thing with an object that offers a pop of color... or edit the number of unifying textures to maybe three... any number of small changes could get you where you want to be with this one.

And btw- I like the composition of #2 much better than #1... you're developing a good eye for arrangement.

The color tones are too close to one another to provide any contrast or "oomph".
And the lighting needs to be upped.

This is only being offered because you said that to YOU this is a boring composition.

I think what drew you to these particular objects is their varied textures (I applaud your vision in that regard :thumbup: )... but because you've placed them against a similarly textured background, the textures just all mingle too much to stand out.
Instead of supporting each other, they blend together. Thanks Tilde. I thought about putting the balls on top of an orange heat pad and I do have a low profile decorative plate that I thought of using for the bananas. I shot this on the kitchen counter. There is a cabinet right above my subject which has an embedded halogen light on the bottom. This was my inspiration for shooting there. You are right about being too monochromatic. On my previous post some one mentioned that my light levels were a bit to the red. So I toned it down a bit. Being red/green colorblind, this does present its' own problems. LOL. Actually, not funny. LOL. I guess I over compensated. You gave me an idea. I will try again tonight.


And again, the subjects are all on one plane... nothing to make any of them visually separate from other objects.

Don't sell yourself so short...you have vision and recognize interesting subjects naturally. You have an eye for textures that many don't have... you'll get there!! :)

You could place maybe the bananas on a brightly colored plate, or replace ONE thing with an object that offers a pop of color... or edit the number of unifying textures to maybe three... any number of small changes could get you where you want to be with this one.

And btw- I like the composition of #2 much better than #1... you're developing a good eye for arrangement.

Tilde hit the main point....its too monochromatic....vary your colors and tones to get the light to pop and absorb in a variety of ways. Light from either 45 degree angle and reflect from the opposite side.