Felicia Chuo

This shot is a composite of 6 shots and was shot with a speedlight. I wanted the pancake stack to have an almost magical glow to it, which I emphasised through editing. I thought it'd match all the magic-like movement in the image.

Wanted a rich, moody, and luxurious feel, but with a bit more of a natural edge with the matcha, hence the dark and moody lighting and wooden props. This shot is actually a composite of 5 shots!

Wanted a cosy feel, to which warm tones lend themselves very well to! The flame and droplets still add a kind of energy to this generally cosy scene, but the lack of a splash allows it to feel more calm. Captured using flash.

This was a kind of spontaneous shot during a client shoot. Taken with flash, this is a composite of each individual splash/ripple and each branch shadow. All the fun and interesting shots always seem to be the unplanned ones!

Kueh dadar (another Southeast Asian treat) in mille crepe cake form. Shot with natural light. The green crepes, the brown coconut filling/ topping, and pretty much all the other browns being picked up as yellow in Lightroom meant I had to be more careful in editing.

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 rich and creamy coffee cheesecake topped with whipped cream and caramel for the sibling's birthday. This was shot at around 10 or 11pm with a flash and a big softbox. It was the second time I had really used the softbox.

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.