Frozen strawberry shortcake

SnapSnap · 20th February 2008

The cake came as a package for my V-day dinner. It looks pretty so I took a few shots. Taken in the kitchen moments before I cut it.
I think it looks yummy and frozen. Does it look frozen to you? or moldy?

Please comment on composition, focus, flash usage, etc... (anything you can think of)
Fire away!

zaren · 20th February 2008

what a nice cake! would have preferred to see the entire heart made out of the strawberries, and for the icing to look more white (and therefore ice-like/frozen). the drab grey background is not the most flattering for your subject.

a crude attempt to make the cake look more "frozen"...

SnapSnap · 21st February 2008

Thanks zaren! Good idea there with the mirror image!
Did you adjust the gamma or tweaked the curve to get that result? One thing I wanted to avoid was to blow out the white colour cream. Where should I meter in this case?

I'll see if I have another shot that shows the whole heart shape and work on the pp a little bit more...

20th February 2008	#1
SnapSnap Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,118	Frozen strawberry shortcake The cake came as a package for my V-day dinner. It looks pretty so I took a few shots. Taken in the kitchen moments before I cut it. I think it looks yummy and frozen. Does it look frozen to you? or moldy? Please comment on composition, focus, flash usage, etc... (anything you can think of) Fire away! __________________ Snapsnap's a photo a week Snapsnap's photo or two a week 2006

20th February 2008	#2
zaren Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 7,696	Re: Frozen strawberry shortcake what a nice cake! would have preferred to see the entire heart made out of the strawberries, and for the icing to look more white (and therefore ice-like/frozen). the drab grey background is not the most flattering for your subject. a crude attempt to make the cake look more "frozen"...

21st February 2008	#3
SnapSnap Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,118	Re: Frozen strawberry shortcake Thanks zaren! Good idea there with the mirror image! Did you adjust the gamma or tweaked the curve to get that result? One thing I wanted to avoid was to blow out the white colour cream. Where should I meter in this case? I'll see if I have another shot that shows the whole heart shape and work on the pp a little bit more... __________________ Snapsnap's a photo a week Snapsnap's photo or two a week 2006