I quite like that Brian. My only thought is that you could lose the hardware in the BG.
John - I like your concept here, but the background is almost invisible. I might have tried to push some light onto the tools in the studio to bring them out. Right now they are more of a hinderance and an afterthought and look like they don't really belong in the image.
Yes, either lose the flower and concentrate more on the background or the other way around.
But without the flower, do you need something showing in the top right corner?
It is almost working.