It’s getting toward that time of year when we see more eggs, pastel colors and of course chocolate, which is a perennial favorite among those of us here at NCA. Easter season is upon us. The Peeps are flocking back home and before long, Tori will be making s’mores out in the woods with her camping friends.
Thanks to Frances Civello, who makes all manner of wonderful photos, for this one. It really brings the springtime into my heart as the last of the snow seems to be melting.
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Flickr user Gryfon submitted this photo to our Flickr group. What I like about it is the roughness of the edges of the chocolate paired with the regular flatness of the slabs, enabling them to be stacked. The white chocolate in there is a nice addition and really catches the eye.
The vertical positioning is good, being centered on a “third” line. The only way I can think of to improve this photo would be to make the background darker. However, a totally black background may not work because the chocolate would appear to be floating in the ether. I am not sure offhand how to change that. It looks really good as is, though, with the dark but not black background. I am a big fan of shooting against black and printing against white. I wonder how it would look then.
Great job!
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In this photo Rachel Rappaport, one of my favorite food bloggers, is chopping chocolate to make Ovaltine Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream. I know it’s still a little cold out to be eating ice cream, but I wanted to plant this seed in your head for when the weather improves.
I love the selective focus in this photo. It was taken at f1.8, which offers a very shallow depth of field, giving it a very stylized look. The angle of view is great as well. Diagonal lines are very visually appealing. Great job, Rachel!
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My good friend and fellow candy enthusiast Devlon, who lives in Vancouver, posted this photo to our Flickr group. You met Devlon before, remember? He has a great eye for composition and takes some really great photos and yada yada yada but really what I love about this shot is that it reminds me of open-air markets, and right now it’s too cold for that here in the DC area. It makes me long for the warmth of sunshine and a day spent outside at the market. A candy apple would be good too. If Devlon inspires you to make candy or caramel apples at home, go to it and let us know how they were.
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Today is Mother Weaver’s birthday. You met her before, when I posted her recipe for hot cocoa. It’s the best! Anyway, my dear mother turns another year older today, so please join me in a round of “Happy Birthday” and a piece of candy cake. Happy birthday, Mom, from one of your two favorite sons!
These lollipops were made by the Melville Candy Company and are beautiful – true works of art for both the eyes and the taste buds. I wrote before about the process of shooting them in the studio. It was a good challenge.
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Flickr member thischarmingcandy not only takes neat photos like this but also makes lollipops. In fact, I have some at home in the photography hopper, so soon I will post my own photos of their finished products. I love this shot because of the motion and color. Great job, folks! Go check out their products on their site.
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I took this photo last week while hanging out with Dawn Casey of Casey Multimedia. I have been greatly enjoying photographing chocolates and their packaging recently, especially gift packs like this for Valentine’s Day. Maybe it’s not the most romantic thing to do, but after photographing chocolates, I give the box to my dear wife, who enjoys them as well. Being in the candy industry means that every day is Valentine’s Day, just as Frank Sinatra sang so many years ago.
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