Felicia

Chuo

This shot was from a client shoot. It was taken with a flash, to capture the crisp action, which was placed outside my window. The shadows were created from a box placed near the front, a piece of cardboard near the back, and the centre shadow was from the window frame.

A bubur cha cha (a delicious Malaysian dessert 'soup') roll cake, shot with natural light. I initially shot it with the plate and hands in the lower left being still, but I liked the movement and energy the blurred hands lent to the image.

I love creating what I like to call 'Frankenstein's monster cakes'. This one, in particular, is a cookie-bottomed chocolate cake with browned butter cream cheese frosting. I wanted the choc-chips to be frozen perfectly in mid-air without having to sacrifice image quality, so I employed my flash to do the work.

A new take on a pancake stack with cream and berries. Was one of my first times using a speedlight and I loved the way the harsh light was only barely diffused by my thin curtain sheers.

Kumquats and water. These are kumquats that were given to us. Because I do not have my own fruit trees or anything, I always love seeing leaves and stems stuck to fresh produce. As such, I can never stop myself from snapping a few shots of them. I liked the idea of kumquats in the water, and I always enjoy creating ripples, droplets, and other textures and patterns with water, so that's what I did. The ripples also matched the circular nature of the kumquats.

The lighting in this shot was inspired by low key portraiture, and I wanted a dramatic story to match the dramatic light. The story is designed to be up to your interpretation, but my own interpretation and intention is one of self-perpetuation, with the title of 'To Death'.

This is a coconut black forest cake that was made for Christmas. I wanted to feature the coconut in the photo since that was a unique point of the cake, and what better way to do so than in an action shot? Plus it looked like snow and I enjoyed the contrast between the white coconut and dark chocolate tree. An bit of snowy action during an Australian summer Christmas.