Adam Marin Photography

This weeks image is a project that we worked on as a family. Cake balls! My wife’s boss made some of these for a work party a few weeks ago, and she brought a few home for us to try. Well it was so good that we decide to buy a book that showed us how to make them and give it a shot. We made these ones with strawberry cake, strawberry frosting, and light chocolate covering. All in all, they were not hard to make, and kind of fun. I think we put a little too much frosting in the cake mix, but next time we will try a little less. The important thing is that they are very tasty! I am looking forward to trying different flavor combinations and the more whimsical designs.

The image was shot with a gridded soft box 45 degrees to the left of camera. A 22 inch beauty dish directly over, and a silver reflector to camera right.

I know I posted a very similar image to this just a few posts ago, but there is one very important reason I post this one today. This is the shoot I did for my son Caleb’s one year birthday! I have done this very same shoot twice before this one, and I have to tell you, even though it is the same, it is so not! Each child reacted very differently to the cake. The first two dug right in and ate it up. My son, not so much. He did try a little, but he really didn’t eat much. My daughter was the same way when she turned one. Of course she had an ear infection and didn’t feel good, but we gave her the chance at two and she didn’t really do it then either. I guess the point is that, especially with kids, you can do the same setup and get completely different results every time. That is one of the reasons I love working with kids, you just never know waht you are going to get!

Yesterday I had a photo shoot with this cute little guy for his one year birthday. The cake is something I have done a few times, but it has always turned out good. You get such good expressions from the kids when they get to dig in! He did a great job getting nice and messy and really digging in there! It is was a pleasure to photograph him, and I think we got some great images of him.