Tea Party
by cordeliawl

Comment by albc28:
Your subjects are rather blurry and your background could be straighter.

Tea Party
by cordeliawl

Comment by fstopstigmata:
focus appears to be on the background rather than the objects.

Tea Party
by cordeliawl

Comment by nheilweil:
Interesting idea which I think would have benefitted from the tea pot being in focus and the checker background being smoother.

Tea Party
by cordeliawl

Comment by cryingdragon:
The jug seems really out of focus to me

Tea Party
by cordeliawl

Comment by missinseattle:
This is nice. My only complaint is that the pot is out of focus. Great idea and very nice with the checkered tablecloth. I think it needs to be straightened but that could just be the fact that I was up till 3am lol.

Tea Party
by cordeliawl

Comment by levyj413:
Good effort. I like the continuous backdrop, the contrasting colors and shapes (and function), and how the handles are opposed.

However ...

it needs to be in focus and the lighting blows out the detail in the white cup.

Try googling for "light tent" to learn about diffusing your light sources to avoid harsh reflections. I'm far from good at it myself, but I've learned the theory anyway.

Tea Party
by cordeliawl

Comment by locutus:
There's a good idea lurking in here. But you need a more interesting angle on the cup & pot, and to focus on the pot rather than the checkered background.

Welcome to Washington
by cordeliawl

Comment by cordeliawl:
I think it was the dashboard being reflected in the window that really ruined this shot. I did appreciate the comments though. Thanks everyone.

Anticipation
by cordeliawl

Comment by Dazmat:
The red (orange??) hat breaks this up nicely and is well positioned in the frame. A little more detail and fill light on the competitors would have helped. DoF keeps the interest where it should be.

Anticipation
by cordeliawl

Comment by rt70:
Need a different composition