Destroyer of Cakes

[gnelson]

I did a cake smash this weekend with my daughter who is turning 1 in a week. This was in my garage with all natural light. The backdrop is left over drapery lining clamped to a $9.99 laundry rack from Target. I put $18 plexiglass down for the reflective effect.

These were taken with my new, yummy 24-70 f2.8L:

[Ella1267]

Looks like a lot of fun....cute baby. Angella

[cascadingshadows]

I'm in awwe ...plexi glass ...why did I not know that ! Excellent shots , I hope I'm that good one day !

[fstopMike]

How cute and so well done! I love the one with the cake trimmings dripping off her hand. You've captured the sheer joy of being a child without a care.

[SandeeWig]

Georgia, these are so cute!!! Love the DIY methods you used. I really must invest in a piece of Plexiglas one day. Your lighting is great.

The third one has to be my fave. I love her little toe pointing up in the air while she digs into the cake! LOL! Too cute!

[angeleyes216]

These are just all too cute...what a beautiful baby...i love the 2nd one, the look on her face is priceless...this is a wall hanger for sure. The DIY ideas are great and im sure we will all be trying that. I have learnt from the DPS members that you dont have to spend a fortune to get great professional shots and you have proved it with these photos....great work.

[gnelson]

Thanks guys

Yeah I'm not too cheap to buy a good lens, but certainly a tightwad when it comes to studio equipment (backdrop stand, muslins, lights, etc.). I usually shoot outdoors, though I have issues paying attention to the direction of my light. Most of the images I took of her in the park the next day are a bust because she was facing the opposite direction of the sun :/ Durrr on my part. They're not bad, but they're not going into my site's gallery.

[angeleyes216]

Originally Posted by gnelson

Thanks guys

Yeah I'm not too cheap to buy a good lens, but certainly a tightwad when it comes to studio equipment (backdrop stand, muslins, lights, etc.). I usually shoot outdoors, though I have issues paying attention to the direction of my light. Most of the images I took of her in the park the next day are a bust because she was facing the opposite direction of the sun :/ Durrr on my part. They're not bad, but they're not going into my site's gallery.

I have the same problem with the sun so i guess we learn from our mistakes and at least we can own up to our photographic faults... you dont have much to worry about with photos of this standard..

[utsc2006]

What a great idea. They came out really great! Now...how long did it take you to clean up

[gnelson]

Originally Posted by utsc2006

What a great idea. They came out really great! Now...how long did it take you to clean up

Not long. I think we spent 15 minutes on the shoot and maybe 10 cleaning up. My husband cleaned up the set, and I took the baby up for a bath. She crawled away from me and put little handprints of cake and icing all over the bathroom floor, but it was hilarious

Here's a picture from the outdoor shoot that I (IMHO) fudged:



Maybe I'm just a perfectionist, but she's pretty grey/dark in certain areas, obviously because she's not facing the light source. I just didn't think of it at the time, because my husband was worried she'd fall off the chair and was rushing me. I hate it when he rushes me, but I need someone there to try to make her smile.