Art,
It's a neat old teapot.
Perhaps some drama could be added by getting in really close with a really wide-angle lens and a low left-or-right viewing angle, and making the teapot practically fill the frame.
Just $.02 worth .
Charlie
You know, that is a question for people here with more of an art background. My gut tells me that setting something up looks contrived. However, the more I think about it...I don't think that is true but rather just my lack of understanding how these shots are done...so many still life paintings over hundreds of years are obviously set up subjects. My background is more PJ but should that apply to this kind of shot? Maybe not! Do any of you that have formal art training care to chime in?
Umm... Craftsman told his apprentice to get the afternoon tea ready. Then, once started with the tea, the craftsman told the apprentice he needed three more nails to finish up, "get them now, spit spot!". Apprentice, excited, set the teapot down at the bottom of the ladder, then ran off to get the nails from the box. Turning around to run back to the ladder, he sees the craftsman's right foot leaving the last rung, stepping on the teapot. Craftsman picks up the teapot, sets it on the rung, then turns to tell the apprentice he's fired.
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