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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • You can do number one, but when you reach the last four cuts, you flip the onion cut side down and dice from there.

    This prevents wrangling the piece with the nails of your claw grip, as the base gets smaller and more difficult to keep up right.

    It also prevents the more elongated cuts that so hurt (arguably, I’ve never had problems) the symmetry.





  • Well essentially it’s best to keep on trying and develop a sense of what you yourself find most pleasing.

    Direct flash, Dutch Angles and lazy cropping/editing is part of a modern design trend. But it is worth while learning how to do stuff, classically.

    Playing with light is essential and it’s cool to see how small changes in angle of lighting can dramatically alter your image.



  • You got a very long and in depth reply on the technical aspect.

    I must say I prefer the first photo. I see what you’re getting at with the shadow play, but to me it looks a little like the direct frontal flash on the camera.

    Putting the lights a little higher gets rid of that. But ultimately you need to decide what you want. If you want it to be a catalog style/commercial style picture you don’t want the shadows to interfere.

    If you want a more period picture, your first attempt is better, as the backdrop looks a bit older and more in focus.