CHOCOLATE GUINNESS CAKE AND NOTES ON LIGHTING

I think today we did get a little bit of the luck of the Irish. Today I found a recipe for something worthy of St. Patrick's Day.

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It's Chocolate Guinness Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. I was a little skeptical since I am not a beer drinker, but I am enjoying this.

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Today was another exercise in natural light food photography. I do have to say, I am a fan of strobes.

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The cake was done quite early today, but the sun was no where to be found when we needed it.

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As a gal that prefers to make her own sunshine, I enjoy turning my subject into an art form with the application of the right lighting.

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Plugging in the strobes and achieving the best light possible is really a matter of its quality and the angles at which it reaches its subject.

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There are times that I just can't get the light I need to achieve the shot I'm envisioning.

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When that happens, I live my days working with soft boxes, umbrellas, grids and snoots and every thought is about shaping the light.

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CHOCOLATE GUINNESS CAKE AND NOTES ON LIGHTING

I think today we did get a little bit of the luck of the Irish. Today I found a recipe for something worthy of St. Patrick's Day.

It's Chocolate Guinness Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting. I was a little skeptical since I am not a beer drinker, but I am enjoying this.

Today was another exercise in natural light food photography. I do have to say, I am a fan of strobes.

The cake was done quite early today, but the sun was no where to be found when we needed it.

As a gal that prefers to make her own sunshine, I enjoy turning my subject into an art form with the application of the right lighting.

Plugging in the strobes and achieving the best light possible is really a matter of its quality and the angles at which it reaches its subject.

There are times that I just can't get the light I need to achieve the shot I'm envisioning.

When that happens, I live my days working with soft boxes, umbrellas, grids and snoots and every thought is about shaping the light.

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