Lighting Challenge: Camera Angles

Here is my main camera angle.  I pushed the frame slightly off the center mark- I don't want it to be the focal point of the piece.  I'm going to blur out the background slightly to help create depth.

In case my FX works great, here's another camera angle focusing on a candle.  The background will be significantly blurred out here.  If I have time, I'd like to add an animated wax drip- I think the wax going from hot to cold will present an interesting shading challenge.