I wanted to do a food magazine type shot. We had Chocolate Cake left over from a party the day before and I wanted to convey the idea of the chocolate being hot. I places a candle behind the cake and kept blowing it out. On some occasions the smoke would wrap around the cake and make it look like it was steaming hot.
I wanted strong, vivid colours and I wanted the tiny oranges to be there because chocolate and oranges are a nice mix.
I used a Sigma 105mm F2.8 Macro in order to get good depth of field. USM, Saturation, some dodging and burning, cloned out some chocolate crumbs, canvas size for white frame, resize for web and a little more USM. I also used a silver reflector to pick up the texture in the cake.
I am happy with this. This is about the forth food shot I have entered and I hope it does better than my other shots.
Is it true to the challenge? I think it conveys heat, and the warmth of the 'comfort food' that chocolate is. Maybe others might use fire and sunsets and steam etc. I think this should do OK.
Now to eat the cake...
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Hello, from the Critique Club. I'm Jon Rowe, and I will be looking at your image today. :)
i like this shot, but personally i think there could be more done w/ the lighting and background. the first thing that jumps out at me is the flat lighting. the colors really don't come through, and the blowout from the window i'm guessing in the background and the smoke kindof don't set themselves apart from each other. it's a great idea, though, and you received a nice score. i think the background takes away from the image.
overall it's nice, and a great photo. keep on shooting.
Tut tut, did nobody ever tell you that you should finish your wine before you start your sweet? (pudding wines are normally white). The clarity and sharpness of the foreground is (to me) exceptional! I understand the reason for the 'smoke' coming from behind the cake but think light use of a blow torch on the chocolate would have had a better effect? A good luck bump of 1 :)
would be a beautiful photo wihtout the smoke. it doesnt look like its coming from the cake. it looks like its coming from a ciggarette or something. nothing makes food less appetizing as the smell and taste of tar and nicotine. 6
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