A local bakery gave away samplers of 4 small cake balls for photographer. We are supposed to post a fun, creative or just *good* photo of them in the next 24 hours.
I want to do maybe a line of them in the grass? maybe High Key? Maybe really red lips and fingernails...close up of someone taking a bite?
Any suggestions for a fun shot of these little guys??
I like the grass idea. They would look cute on a little tiered serving dish sitting in a lot of great sunlight spilling in a window too! How fun! Are they going to use one of the shots in promos or something??
A couple of quick ideas - 1) Take them out of the box, leave them in square (heart top left, chocolate lower right) and take a frame filling photo straight down, no angle. Saturate and contrast. 2) Line up in a row, go really low angle (get camera on same level) and shoot with wide aperture for blurry background.
Food shots can be a lot of fun but also challenging. Just don't use a flash directly on the cakes. Your light should come from behind ( noon) or at 1 -2 o'clock position ( or 10-11). Natural light is the best. I use silver reflectors opposite of the back light to add a little fill. With these cakes I'd want to fill the frame and position the camera at an angle to help capture the texture of the frosting and/or cake- watch for shadows. Probably putting each cake on a small white plate and play with the dof. A plain colored cloth helps or wood cutting board. Have fun.
Are you allowed to cut, or bite into, them? After getting some pics of them in pristine condition, maybe cut one in half to show the cake inside. Or take a bite out of one for a bit of a fun shot.
Not sure I like the grass idea. Maybe a tea party type set up?
My daughter's 20th birthday cake were these - and it actually turned out to be waaay harder to set up and photograph than I imagined.
Google search "cake pops" - I think placing them on a stick or "in a scene" might help - I might put the 2 pink in the same shot with girlie pink tulle & ballet type imagery, & the 2 choc ones with an espresso coffee cup in the shot? @nicolecampbell you are a cake pop guru - any ideas Nicole?
I would set up a childrens tea party with little plastic cups and saucers on a chequered cloth...
Or go very simple with them on a plain background with a fair bit of negative space
@hopess13 - I made these for lyn and do make lot of them. I find that photographing them using a macro lens works best because you can see the detail. I would be inclined to set the scene with a nice coffee set, sugar bowl etc. Something that makes people wish they were part of the photo experiencing the moment. I'm not sure your grass idea would work unless it was kind of a farm setting with a glass milk and a country kitchen. I hope this helps.
They would be on a body in this house, a lovely flat tummy, or the curve of a hip model on their side creating a human hilll and a perfect little line of cakes on that "horizon"...
Oh dam, you ate them!!
Idea... Ok line them up on a counter where you have enough light -see prior comments. Place some Christmas lights (small ones) in the background but enough so that the dof blurs them a lot. Figure out an angle and then use the appropriate aperture so blur the lights~. Probably 2.8 to 3.5. Don't use a flash. Use your dof preview button. The light should be above the cakes.
I'm thinking this should create a festive looking shot. Perhaps some ribbon or confetti placed near the base of the cakes to help achieve the mood. I'm probably going to shoot this on the weekend.
@brianl I like the idea!!! It would also be a great way to play with shaped bokeh...with the heart on the one cake ball heart bokeh would have been so cool.
I may have to go buy more cake balls and play around more!!
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Not sure I like the grass idea. Maybe a tea party type set up?
Google search "cake pops" - I think placing them on a stick or "in a scene" might help - I might put the 2 pink in the same shot with girlie pink tulle & ballet type imagery, & the 2 choc ones with an espresso coffee cup in the shot? @nicolecampbell you are a cake pop guru - any ideas Nicole?
@brianl agree totally
Or go very simple with them on a plain background with a fair bit of negative space
They would be on a body in this house, a lovely flat tummy, or the curve of a hip model on their side creating a human hilll and a perfect little line of cakes on that "horizon"...
Oh dam, you ate them!!
I'm thinking this should create a festive looking shot. Perhaps some ribbon or confetti placed near the base of the cakes to help achieve the mood. I'm probably going to shoot this on the weekend.
I may have to go buy more cake balls and play around more!!