I had already done a liquor bottle (actually, it was antique bitters bottle, but it LOOKED like a liquor bottle) and a perfume bottle, so I was casting about for another type. Then I thought of food. I think this is one of my better images for this project, because it evokes a mood. I also like it because I don't wear these glasses any more-- my prescription has changed--but I like how they look with the light coming through them.
Here are the elements for the next Iron Photographer:
1 - eyeglasses / sunglasses
2 - a bottle
3 - noise / grain
The first element, eyeglasses or sunglasses is pretty self-explanatory. We're willing to stretch it to include things like welding goggles or a diving mask. Ain't nobody gonna say IP is finicky.
The second element is also pretty straightforwars. A bottle is a bottle, a container with a narrow neck designed to hold a liquid. We don't care if it's empty or full (or half-empty or half-full depending on your world view).
The final element is noise or film grain. The easiest way to achieve noise or grain is to crank the ISO up as far as it'll go. You can, of course, add noise in post processing.