Magic candle
by Crafty Sue

Comment by Malokata:
The colors in this are kind of yucky. You might have considered a better background for this; the flash, the background, and the corner of something grey give this a real snapshot quality.

My keyboard
by Crafty Sue

Comment by dsidwell:
The slight tilt of the keyboard reallly helps add interest to this image. It seems slightly out of focus, though, and I think some more interesting lighting would add more drama and mood to the image, which would lead my thoughts beyond the photo, as it were, to think about deeper or broader things.

Cake
by Crafty Sue

Comment by nevileon:
A nice photo, but the exposure is a bit imbalanced in places (bit dark in the back, and a little blown out up front). Food photography's really hard to be good at and you did a great job with what you had!

Cake
by Crafty Sue

Comment by basia03:
very nice cake and decorations... but it's not sharp enough to be considered for a cover... in addition, more attention needs to be paid to the background. 3.

Cake
by Crafty Sue

Comment by kyrielle:
The foreground on this one is very pretty; I would like the shot better if the backdrop were better controlled, and the photo was even. With the focus on the cake, it would help if it were horizontal in the photo (or further off the horizontal, if the sloping is deliberate) - as it is, it's clear that it angles (since it's so close to the top of the picture) but looks accidental. The folding chair or stepladder (can't tell which) in the background really stands out as well. The same shot might have worked better if you'd brought a chair or two (or something) close in behind the cake, and draped them with a length of fabric in a suitable color (maybe dark brown or black, here) to prevent the background from intruding on the effect.

My keyboard
by Crafty Sue

Comment by Annida:
Yes, that's your keyboard! I like it! .. I think this photo would have worked better if you used external lighting.. like a lamp? instead of the flash (the flash tends to bounce light off things like chrome). I also think it would have worked better if you had rotated the picture a bit, to get rid of the desk in the top left corner. Technically, keyboards don't really make fascinating subjects :) good try though!

Cake
by Crafty Sue

Comment by Luckydog:
Bit too much lighting on the cake i feel. Maybe a tighter crop or closer in to get rid of all that tuele (sp?) and the chair in the background

Cake
by Crafty Sue

Comment by GinaRothfels:
Perhaps you could have got in a little closer. Also the lighting seems a bit harsh and the cake looks rather overexposed.

My keyboard
by Crafty Sue

Comment by inspzil:
I'm looking at one of these right now. So I'm thinking I don't need a picture of it too. The keyboard is enough. This is awful bright too...

Cake
by Crafty Sue

Comment by qm_kitten:
This has the makings of a great shot, but you might have tried to get a different angle. For instance, looking downward upon the cake would have provided a much better background than the wall and the folding chair. =) Good work, though!