vertigo

It just didn't turn out the way I envisioned--and that is more brandy than I could drink in a month of Saturdays.

Not as I envisioned so help please.

Stephan G

You could have used red wine in the snifter.

One of the problems relates to scale. Most people are familiar with reflections to expect certain effects. I would leave out the adjustment through the glass that has no liquid as the view is a pass through without any refraction. It would be as if looking through a thick pane of glass.

Flipping the nude in the glass vertically would be a good idea.

I would do is put the model to the side of the glass, as if moving away. This would break away the linearity of your shot. To me, it would strengthen your "story" line.

The above are what I would do. Again, it is not your vision. You will have to play around with different manipulations to bring it closer to what you have in mind. In the "old days", we made several sized prints for cutouts to play with for the arrangement of the components.

vertigo

Why not just use a thick of glass--with the liquid the shape of the glass turns into a lens and that is what I want to explore. Lighter shade of liquid brighten the image so Rose wine would be a better choice but the glass screams "snifter." Bringer her nearer the glass makes the image larger but makes it harder to get her out of focus. Confusing for me.

Thanks for the input I shall be trying some more!!!

JohnFrim Loc: Somewhere in the Great White North.

While not "real" you may be better off working with 3 photos and playing around in post processing to combine them.

Stephan G

Manipulating your Dept of Field might be something to consider.

rgrenaderphoto Loc: Hollywood, CA

Old product photographer's trick: Ues apple juice or ice tea as a substitute for alcohol.

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

I like the idea and I think you are onto something here. I do not know if the curvature of the glass caused the image to inverse, but I like your idea. No doubt about you vertigo, you will get what you are shooting for.
Thanks for sharing,
bruce

Fotoartist Loc: Detroit, Michigan

Nice idea but probably can only be pulled off with the help of Photoshop.

twr25 Loc: New Jersey

I think it's a good idea and some post processing could save this photo. It's a bit dark, nut that might be due to the monitor setting. A lighter red wine might work too as suggested. You can edit out the bubble on the top left of the rim area and the highlight reflection on lower right. It's a really cool concept which I think I'll try in the future. I'm not the greatest artistic type so I appreciate innovative ideas. Nice.