Participated in Sally’s monthly challenge, and my husband became invested and made sure I had the best photo ever (ft. my sous-chef)

by MacaroniPlzz

25 Comments

  1. PracticalAndContent

    Nice to have your partner’s support for your hobby. How did it taste?

  2. RideThatBridge

    How cool!! So awesome that your husband got you a great shot. Good luck-I hope you win! I clicked the link, but can we see the entries? I clicked on the column that said 173 entries, but nothing happened.

  3. Samcandy2

    Everyone that wants one deserves that kind hubby.

  4. wavesatdogs6

    aw that’s awesome! i’m too afraid to post on her community board because i’m so bad at food photography (and also all photography). clearly i need to recruit my husband!!!

  5. Mr_Froggi

    Haha, that second pic made me nervous. Y’all seem like professionals, but just the thought of that camera taking a nosedive into your hard work. However it would probably make for a funny photo

  6. ThrowRA1837467482

    Love the puppy staring at you intently

  7. OrangeDutchbag

    Husband busted out all the art school photography tricks! I love it! He was ready!

    This makes me so happy, I love it!

  8. whatatradgesty

    This is such a fun thing I didn’t know they did! It’s also so weird how the entries have the legit cheescakes and then what I’m assuming are a bunch of bots posting pics of the worst looking cinnamon rolls to ever be ai created lol. Good Luck, I hope you win!!

  9. emergency_pants

    As a food photographer, would you be up for some tips?
    If so, your husband chose a great location for the shoot! Expose for the highlights and if you feel like the shadows are too dark, use a white form board (you can get them for like $3 at a hobby lobby type place) to reflect the light back into the shadows. The close the “reflector” to the cake, the brighter the shadows will get. Don’t over do it. Light and shadows help define depth and visual interest.
    Put some things around the cake that draws in the eye but makes sense to be in the photo. Have a cloth napkin or kitchen towel that looks cool? Lightly crumple that up and have it in the photo somewhere. Put a pie server in the towel and have a knife you’d cut the cake somewhere else in the photo. Have extra ingredients like eggs, a metal measuring cup filled with flour (with a bit of it spilling out) would work great as well. Metal whisks are great. Wooden cutting boards have visual interest and creates layers of depth. Figure out what cool things you have in your house and use it on the outsets of the photo. Play around with angles!
    As an alternate shot, cut the cake and photograph the slice on a plate with the whole cake in the back ground but off to the side (you can cut off the whole cake in the photo so you can get closer to the slice). This way, the viewer can see what your cake looks like on the inside!
    Good luck and have fun with it!

  10. Few_Entertainment266

    I didn’t know this was a thing! Definitely going to join into this challenge, after the red velvet birthday request I’m baking tomorrow!

  11. expos2512

    Hey guys, I’m the husband. I didn’t expect such a demand to see the photos. [Here is the album of photos.](https://imgur.com/a/FVu5gjH). It’s literally my first time doing food photography, so be gentle.

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