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Here is a photo of the cake I made for my Brother-in-Law’s Wedding. The base is 9″ high and the top tier is 3″ high. It is a vanilla pound cake torted with wildberry pie filling and covered with buttercream icing and rolled fondant. The topper is fresh red gerber daisies with cranberries and decorative ribbon elements. Photo taken by C-man.


Lookin’ good if I do say so myself. This is a three light setup with a background of some old non-glossy vinyl. (How fortunate I am to have a father-in-law that works at a transfer station, ha ha.)
1. I have my key light SB600 1/4 power about three feet away from subject 45 degrees camera right through a shoot through umbrella.
2. A side/cross light LumoPro 120 1/16 power 5 feet away 45 degrees back camera left bare.
3. A LumoPro 120 pointed at the background behind the subject ( 1/16 I think?).
I am about 4 feet in front of subject shooting handheld at 1/250 at f10 ISO 200 with a 50mm 1.4 lens on a Nikon D200. White balance set to flash and no gels used. Minimal processing for contrast etc in Photoshop CS4. I have the C-Man facing the umbrella and then turning slightly towards me. Adjust glasses if necessary to eliminate reflections, and work quickly if you have a grumpy subject, ha ha. I had to trade a back massage for his modeling services.


K-Cat with her favorite toy buddy. This is a two light set up using a wall in our basement as a backdrop.
1. Key light is an SB600 1/4 power 2 feet away from subject 45 degrees camera right through a shoot through umbrella.
2. Fill light is a LumoPro 120 1/4 power 4 feet away from subject 45 degrees camera left bounced off of the ceiling.
I am about 3 feet in front of K-Cat shooting at 1/200 f5.6 ISO 200 with a 50mm 1.4 lens on a Nikon D200. Try to keep your subject at least 2 or 3 feet away from the wall to minimize any shadows. Happy Snapping!
