idobelieve Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I am so bored with (my) cake cutting shots. I would love to see some examples of exciting and creative cake cutting shots. Unless the couple decides to get rowdy and start smearing frosting around I am totally uninspired during this part of the reception. Let's see some creative takes on the cake cutting... Thanks!<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idobelieve Posted July 11, 2007 Author Share Posted July 11, 2007 oops, thought it was resized...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conraderb Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 marc williams has the best alternative cake shot I have seen. talk to him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
errolyoung Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I hate this shot too. Usually the cake in in a corner of the hall so that they is no great way to get the shot. I would never try to move a wedding cake. TIMBER! errol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicola inglis Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I'm hanging out to see these too! Maybe the answer is that there just isn't a way to funk this up...it just is what it is. Please prove me wrong! Here's my contribution...In the top one you can see my assistant getting the 'must have' while I tried for something a bit different (not very different I admit). And the bottom one I went wide (17mm) for a bit of a different look (again, not very different) but it's their expressions that crack me up.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean_r2 Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 You can't move the cake if its big (but easy to move the table when its smallish), but you can always ask the other vendors in charge if they can move the table before hand. Asking for just 2 feet away from one of the walls instead of a corner makes a world of difference. Of course, this means scouting the cake table's placement and coordinating with the other vendors, but not a big deal, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3rdpwr Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 I love and chear on for the bridge and groom to go at it with the cake. It adds so much fun to an event I usually don't care to go to... :) -Mario Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_schilling___chicago_ Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 Quite awhile back Marc Williams suggested that the bridal party could join the B/G for the cake cutting....I think it adds an ineteresting a fun element to the event. I've also had B/Gs that have invited their parents to join them around the table.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 IF the B&G opt for the cake cutting tradition, it's sure to make the album ... so it's worth the effort to make as much out of it as possible IMO. Here's some thoughts: As suggested above, try packing the wedding party and even the parents around the couple. This isn't a formal shot so they don't have to be lined up and everyone visable ... just make a background of friends. Pack them in tight so you don't have to shoot to wide. Shoot the actual cut as it happens without the group looking at you. Then start moving in for the killer shots that are sure to happen afterwards. If there are kids there, get them up front ... their expressions can make the shot sometimes.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_schilling___chicago_ Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Marc, That middle image is terrific! Lighting, composition, emotion, and energy. I'd be submitting that one to some bridal mags for them to use as stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annealmasy Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 I hate cake-cuttings. No matter how creative you are, you still have pictures of people cutting a cake. I just hope to get some funny expressions and a relatively interesting angle. :) <p> <img src="http://almasyphoto.net/images/2007blogimages/0526ashleyjosh/wedding/ a2120.jpg"> <p> <img src="http://almasyphoto.net/images/2007blogimages/0519ariellelogan/ a19201.jpg"> <p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fotografz Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Thanks David ...the look on the groom's face makes it, but those kids just crack me up ... especially the little guy hidden behind the cake : -) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_brenizer Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Here you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryan_brenizer Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 let's try that with a caption.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshranwest Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 HAHA love the last one, "grooms gone spoony".<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshranwest Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Whoops, here it is resized, dang it I have to keep this in mind, lol!!<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshranwest Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 One more...<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshranwest Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Take That!'s color is waay off after posting it, ahh well. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_schilling___chicago_ Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 Marc, I agree the groom's expression is central....placed at the upper right hand "third" of the image, the adorable girls in the bottom left hand corner looking upward creates a diagonal past the bride/action which leads us back to the groom's face. The guests around the background frame the action and the little guy in the bottom right hand corner is "icing on the cake". This image is powerful in it's composition and lighting (love to see some detail in the groom's tux and the balance between flash and ambient light). This would be my nomination for "Best shoot 2007". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiva Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 This might be a bit off topic but I think it does have something to do with getting a newer or "better" cake photograph. I'd bet money that people like the photos of the cake cutting that involve guests in the shots. No flash of news in that I suppose but it's interesting that almost all cake photographs only show the bride and groom. I've started asking the bridal couple to consider getting the cake Out of the Corner and Off the Wall! The cake in the corner or against the wall serves only one element of the wedding and that's the venue. Make them earn their money and ask/Insist that the cake be placed in a location that Encourages guests to mingle and gather around it. You want discussions around it and kids tempted by it. If the cake is in a prominent location when guests enter the reception hall they are delighted to see it "on display" and they walk by and look at it and gather around it. The cake can then be used to layer you photos using the cake and capturing people in the background as well as the venue and the bridal party. If the cake is not that elegant or important then the corner or against the wall is a good place but if the couple has spent a lot of money for a meaningful cake then I always advise them to get it out among the guests ... of course this requires coordination with the venue and I've seen it work smoothly in every case. FREE THE CAKE! btw, the last photo in the collage below involved a fireman's axe as a surprise to her fireman groom ... it was hidden under the table and no one (but the photographer: me) knew about it. The venue and the bride decided to Not display the cake prominently so it was hidden as tight as it could be in the corner of a huge reception hall. I think they realized their Folly when few guests even bothered to come over to the corner because of limited space. I could see them "realize" the mistake but it was to late to change... on with the show! My new mantra: FREE THE CAKE!<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picturesque Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Yes, its great to get the wedding party involved with the cake cutting, but be sure you get clued into the proceedings when the couple decides to turn around and smash the cake into the Maid of Honor's face. The Best Man escaped somehow. I missed the initial smash because I was tight on the couple's faces. They were being overly dramatic about leaning their faces together to feed each other, which should have been my first clue that something else was about to happen. Here's the shot after the initial smash. You can guess what happened next. I don't like the huge shadow across the bride's body, but I opted to use card bounce due to the huge space, extremely high rafter type ceiling and the yucky halogen lighting. Anyway, I'm not so sure the actual cake cutting shots need to be extremely creative. Supplementary shots, maybe. But not the actual cake cutting, beyond good expressions and getting any action. The couple would probably not be happy if you didn't get photos where the action is shown and their faces and expressions aren't clear. This is one of those times you don't mess with tradition too much--maybe just angle, like Anne's shots.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wedding-photography-denver Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I am a fan of looking for more than the feeding/smashing. It is often what follows or preceeds that gets looks the most interesting..<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl_miller Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 Not really a cake cutting/smashing photo but its a pose I like to do with the cake. Also works really well with the kids.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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