Tags: I see it this way! Heritage Shores Bridgville De E.W. Faircloth photography photographer art stained glass artwork size reference

Janet, my next door neighbor  creates stained glass pieces of art.  She asked me to take a picture of her latest creation.  She would have been satisfied with the an image of the glass itself(bottom image), boring. She knows glass, and I know how to shoot it.  In other words, she creates piece of glass art, and I know how to capture light in that glass. The first thing I thought about was the need to have something or someone to help show size of the "piece."  Since she had just taken a shower, from working in her garage, and taken off her makeup, I asked her son to model. The picture  uses him to show the  large piece of stained glass.  I even left his face a little subdued  as to keep emphasis on the glass. So a photo tip is to use  people and other known items as size references in photographs. This helps on many occasions but is not necessary all the time.