Mini Cake for C&C

[MrGreenBug]

Hello everyone! Happy Holidays to all! With the season, I have tried more on photographing food and I would like to ask for your C&Cs, composition, areas for improvement, bad points, good points (if there are any.. []), etc. Your input will be very much appreciated.


Thank you for viewing.


18-55mm IS @ 39mm, f/5.6, 1/6 sec, ISO 100 (Larger Version)





Thank you again and Happy Holidays!

[Oren]

Whenever you are photographing food, try to do it from a different angle and not from the same angle we (human) normally see this food.


Also, the shot is too tight - there is almost zero space between the cake and the bottom of the frame.


Happy holidays!

[Sean Setters]

I like Oren's suggestions, but I'll go one step further--I don't like the placement of the coffee mug. It seems distracting where it is.


Other than those relatively small quibbles, I really like the shot. The lighting and depth of field are well suited to the image.

[MrGreenBug]

Whenever you are photographing food, try to do it from a different angle and not from the same angle we (human) normally see this food.


Also, the shot is too tight - there is almost zero space between the cake and the bottom of the frame.


Happy holidays!
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Thank you, Oren for your comments. At first, I was bit confused by your comment of trying to shoot food on a different angle. I guess my basic instinct was to take a photo of food the way we (human) usually see food. Actually, I would have tried to shoot it at a low level but was afraid missing out thecherry on top -- I guess this is one lesson learned: shoot as many angles and perspective of the food to bring out the most interesting position. []


Shot too tight? [] I would have more options if I had shot more... []

I like Oren's suggestions, but I'll go one step further--I don't like the placement of the coffee mug. It seems distracting where it is.


Other than those relatively small quibbles, I really like the shot. The lighting and depth of field are well suited to the image.
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Thank you Sean for your input. As I have mentioned above, if I took more shots I would have discovered more options. [] Lesson learned!!!


I thought the lighting was a bit off. I felt it had too much yellow in it. I'm glad somehow that was positive. Regarding the depth of field, thank you for the positive feedback. I have envisioned that and I think I have nailed that part. []


Thank you again for your time for providing input. It is all very much appreciated. Hope I can send some of these mini cakes to you guys.. Hohoho!!! []


Cheers!

[Wes]

Like the others it is a good shot but a little to tight. I also think there is some more detail in the whipped cream and cherry that could be brought out by dropping the exposure a little.

[MrGreenBug]

Like the others it is a good shot but a little to tight. I also think there is some more detail in the whipped cream and cherry that could be brought out by dropping the exposure a little.
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I agree on this point. I was also looking for details on the whipped cream. As I have mentioned to Oren and Sean, if I took more shots... I would have more... [] Thank you Wes for the additional pointer.


Cheers!

[ShutterbugJohan]

I agree with everyone, but I think that it is also too green/yellow. Nice shot otherwise. []

[Flaming]

Good shot. Really like the ideas from the others. I will agree with ShutterbugJohan. I see it as too 'warm'.

[Oren]

I agree with ALL the above suggestions. I actually thought about every single one of them but was too lazy to write them all [:$]


Hmm... there is just one thing that I'm not sure about though - the DOF. I'm not sure that I like it. Next time shot as many pictures as you can with different DOFs, different angles and so on... then choose the best ones.

[MrGreenBug]

I agree with everyone, but I think that it is also too green/yellow. Nice shot otherwise. [img]/emoticons/emotion-1.gif[/img]
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Thanks ShutterbugJohan for the comments. Indeed there's a lot of yellow in it.

Good shot. Really like the ideas from the others. I will agree with ShutterbugJohan. I see it as too 'warm'.
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Thank you Flaming. Yep, you can say that it's too warm. I'll try to modify the lighting a bit and I'll post again. []


Many thanks to everyone for all the input and comments. I'll try to edit the green-yellowish cast. Just won't be able to recompose the objects and move the mug away. []