Photo Questions

Now that I have some pots that I like I’ve turned my focus to photography. I have never felt that I got the results I wanted from the multitude of photographers I’ve hired over the years. So, with a bit of support from John Tilton and John Glick I’ve begun to undertake it myself.
The lights are 500w and are bounced off of a low ceiling. I have ordered a big piece of Formica to use as the backdrop. Until that comes everything is just cobbled together, but mostly achieves what I think I need. I want to make the little ‘roof’ that sits behind the pot adjustable.


Here are a few from last night’s session. I’d be happy to here if anyone out there can give me some pointers.
The camera settings are:
size: 2.0 mb
shutter: 1/25
aperture: f 4.5
focal length: 40.00mm
iso speed 800