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A Food Photography Taste – Cake Pops

Food photography may be a natural extension for those that enjoy savoring every bite.

We all need food to sustain our body and live each day, but that necessity can become a way of life for some. They’re known as foodies and will critique, review, and make a point to frequent new restaurants for the experience, taste, and satisfaction.

Speaking of foodies, my good friend Vin does a fantastic job of writing up food reviews for NYC hot spots in his free time over at the Uber Eater blog. If you’re a foodie, you may want to explore the world of food photography if not just to document your delectable experiences.

A few rules apply when photographing food and they are: fill the frame, explore multiple angles, and find the light that allows the subject to really show its textures and dimension. I think it’s helpful to have a tripod and a stable surface to get your shots; you may even want to invest in a table sweep with off camera flash to really get creative.

Cake Pops

The misses picked up a cake pop book book a while back and it finally saw its first bit of frosting this weekend. I have to say, I am impressed with the baking world and would have never thought this sort of dessert was possible. And, it’s so simple that even I can bake some of these tasty little morsels… well maybe with a little help.

Anyway, the book is great. It’s called Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More Than 40 Irresistible Mini Treats. Some designs use sticks, others look like replicas of classic desserts. We opted to make mini muffin lookalikes this weekend. Yum.

Lavender mini muffin cake pops in rows of four sit in a sky blue plate with a glittery snowflake and are complemented with a fun, vibrant yellow backdrop