These photos were for an Orange Magazine story about Christmas treats. This portion of the story and cover shot were from Whipped Cupcakes in Newburgh. This mother/daughter team makes some beautiful creations. The shots on the table with the light table cloth were shot outdoors with a softbox in really close. For the shots inside with the black background and lights, I had a picture in my head of what I wanted the cover shot to look like. (highlighted cupcake on a black background with Christmas lights out of focus). They had the perfect wood table with a high gloss shine on it. (prefect for reflecting the Christmas lights in the background). I setup 3 light stands in the background to hang a set of Christmas lights I had brought along. Once I got the right exposure for those I added a grided softbox to the cupcakes. A few moments later we had a Christmas sort of photo for the cupcakes.
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