Sunday 15 May 2011

Cupcakes to your Door

Anybody who knows me well is well aware of my passion for good food, so I am very pleased when opportunities arise that allow me to combine my love of photography and food together... :)

Gill Keeble runs a successful business selling lovely cupcakes for all occasions, from birthdays to weddings and as decadent self indulgent treats.  The cupcakes are stylish and decorated with sumptuous quantities of lovely soft icing and it has been a joy for me to photograph (and also eat them on occasion).  My favourites are Gill's wonderful Nutella and Peanut Butter filled cupcakes, designed to be soft and creamy, as well as pretty to look at and wonderful as a gift or tea party addition.

I was asked by Gill to photograph a cake and selection of cupcakes to as she needed images to use for her marketing, and also components of the cupcake kits Gill also supplies through her website.

Armed with my camera kit, an assortment of lovely cakes, some furniture and props, we ventured out into a windy field in the Norfolk coast a few weeks back to grab some delectable images for Gill to use.  The main problem was the sharp cold coast wind, and made it quite uncomfortable to work in at times, and was trying it's best to blow cakes and flowers away :)  Liberal use of elastic bands, ties and blue tack allowed us to proceed without any damage being done and for the cakes to be enjoyed later... :)
 













If you'd like to get in touch with Gill, please have a look at her site here. 

Hope you like the images and look forward to your comments.  Also please add yourself to my facebook page if you haven't done so already.

A lovely week to you all! x

Monday 2 May 2011

Full post photoshoot with Zaira...

It was only supposed to be a test shoot with budding model Zaira and Millie Rose, a fantastic MUA who recently got in touch with me via my website.  However after three hours of work, which left us all a bit fazed, and some post processing has left me with a good number of photos I am really pleased with.  :)

Although Zaira is new to modelling I found her really easy to work with, and she followed my instructions well.  She is a very pretty model (can I say she resembles Chelsy Davy in some shots?!) and I am sure these images will boost her portfolio no end.
I'm really finding it difficult to choose which images to add to this posting, so it will be slightly longer than my usual blog posts :)

From the technical point of view I solely used natural as well as reflected light in the first set of images and a video light in the set of images in the library (the moodier images).  I used my trusty 50mm 1.4 (I rarely use anything else!!) on my Nikon D700 and shot in Manual in apertures of between F2 to F4.  ISO was between 200 and 3200.

The shoot flowed a treat apart from having to help a pigeon!!  The pigeon flew in through one of the narrow apertures in an open window, and thanks to Zaira's mum and aunt's prompt supply of a coat, we managed to wrap and safely get the pigeon out of the window. Phew!  I had never handled a live pigeon before!!

Many thanks go to Millie Rose who patiently worked before and during the shoot to make sure the make up was perfect.  I will be definitely be working with her again on other projects in the future....

And now for the photos...














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