Hi Nadia,
Recently a friend of mine in Christchurch, New Zealand made a series of 39 portraits of people who had experienced the Christchurch earthquake.
The overall duration of the February 22nd earthquake was, in fact, 39 seconds, and so he made each portrait over the course of 39 seconds. To do this he made several photos of each subject while they remained in the same pose… but the combined exposure time for the photos added up to 39 seconds.
All the photos from each portrait session (which were actually captured on black and white film) were then scanned into the computer and the images layered upon each other in Photoshop… and then came the slow process of blending each layer together using a mix of Layer Blending options and Layer Opacity. The results of the work were rather mesmerising.
Now, my feeling is that you are working to create a similar effect with this photo; a subject that is there, but is not quite there either.
My feeling is that you can make this image work, but it is not quite there yet.
Given that a glass of red wine is easy enough to organise, I would have another go at this photo, but this time try making several images and then layering them together in Photoshop. Then start exploring with the blending options and the opacity.
If Photoshop is not an option for you, try handholding the camera while you make photos of the wineglass using available light (no flash) and slow shutter speeds. Then try adding additional light, such as torch light.
You will discover that you can spend a lot of time trying to perfect this idea, but I will let you in on a secret – that is the nature of studio still-life photography!
Keep working on it!
Cheers, Anthony