light, shadow and photography

I finally mounted this miniature piece on a lunar background (I love the palette). I placed the piece on the edge of my night stand and took this photograph. I absolutely LOVE how the shadows and the colors of the nightstand and the frame and composition are all integral! Perhaps it is something special about this piece (I wrote about shadows and photography in my Dec. 1st entry with this same miniature). The photograph then, is the only thing that documents the "entire" composition. Right? The photograph represents the "finished piece", of which, the actual collage is only a part.