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How to photograph cakes

post #1 of 5
1/9/12 at 3:51pm
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What are the best fabric colors and fabric textures to use as a background to photograph cakes??? Wedding Cakes? Celebration Cakes? Any tips on lighting, would also be appreciated.
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post #2 of 5
1/9/12 at 4:02pm
There's actually a good article in Vol 1, Issue 1 of Cake Central Magazine. I'm still no pro, but it helped me a lot!
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post #3 of 5
1/9/12 at 7:59pm
I'm not a pro either but one thing I do know is that natural light is best. I position my cakes on a table with direct morning or afternoon light if I have time. An iPhone photo isn't bad if you have the right placement. If you're using a background, I would go with either white or black, or even a color that brings out the smallest detail in your cake.

This one was taken with my iPhone at about 8 a.m. with direct eastern light and I feel that it is one of my neatest shots. The colors look so much brighter.
http://cakecentral.com/gallery/2109525/zebra-print-with-pink-daisies
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post #4 of 5
1/9/12 at 9:08pm
A Couple of links

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-677861.html

http://cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopic-670882-0.html

On this second one, unfortunately her original pics are missing, but she does have a pic on page two. And there are a few other links for light boxes....

Perhaps you can PM the original posters and see if they can send links to their box setups...
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post #5 of 5
12/22/12 at 8:17pm
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Thanks for your help.
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