Felicia

Chuo

Iced drink shoot for a client. This was shot with flash and utilised focus stacking and compositing.

A lonely, moody birthday cake. Shot with flash to capture the smoke. A reflector was placed opposite the flash but pulled further back to retain some shadow.

Getting close and personal with berries. Shot with natural light.

A fake espresso martini with a hint of golden luxury.

A super quick shot using one speedlight. I thought the colours of the packaging went perfectly with the colours of my double sided backdrop. Plus, it felt festive without having to use additional props.

From a client shoot. This was shot with a speedlight, only softly diffused. This shot involved compositing multiple shots together to get the perfectly imperfect syrup drips inside the cup with the slight gradient of the drink, plus the tall cream and leaf shadow.

A gingerbread-spiced caramel cake with eggnog buttercream for Christmas. This was shot with a speedlight, but in order to keep the light from the fairy lights and the candle whilst maintaining the crisp action, I had to play a balancing act between flash and ambient light.

A bright and airy action shot of almond croissants. Motion frozen with flash which was pointed at a white wall and bounced back onto the scene.

Dark and moody coffee bubble 'tea' shot with one speedlight. Was shot brighter with a different surface, but this darker one has a more luxurious feel to it. Rich and dark like coffee.

A flourless lemon and almond cake. An impromptu shoot shot with one speedlight. Whenever I use an icing sugar icing in my images, I always make it extra thick. It eventually evens itself out and any drips created move slow enough for them to solidify before they create a puddle on the plate.

Coffee jelly with cream. Shot with flash to capture the dusting. Went for a completely monochromatic look but still maintained interest through layering and contrast with lighting and shades of brown.

Cheat's almond croissants shot with direct light using a speedlight. They looked a little funky coming out of the oven, though delicious nonetheless, so I dressed them up a little for the photo with layers of icing sugar and more sliced almonds. Placed an empty glass jug in the top left for extra interest.