Felicia Chuo

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.

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.

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.

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.

Red velvet cake with a juxtaposition of blurred and frozen movement. Composited together in Photoshop. Although it is a crowded scene, my aim was to still lead the eye back to the hero slice.

Churros with a thick chocolate sauce. I made it thicker than I would probably eat it, just for the photo, as I find that thicker sauces and glazes are generally easier to work with. Plus, in this case it looks more thick and rich and luxurious, so win-win I'd say.

A stew? A pie? Take your pick. It's a bit like a casserole with potatoes on top, served with bread to mop up the delicious sauce. Shot with natural light.

A creamy meatball pasta shot with artificial light. A super simple pasta dish to spruce up store-bought frozen meatballs. It was mostly an exercise for pasta styling as I mostly work with sweets and baked goods.

An impromptu birthday cake shoot of a chestnut cream cake. It took several background changes to get to the final shot, not to mention some Photoshop surgery to patch up the cream on the sides of the cake - peeling the wrapping off the cake also peeled off chunks of cream. Shot using natural light.

An Easter hot cross bun cheesecake. Wanted to give the feeling of some kind of woodland (and also play around with a new backdrop!), hence all the greens and kind of neutral browns. Shot with natural light.