Julia turned 11 last week. We helped Julia celebrate her special day when the whole family (all except the Florida contingent) enjoyed Easter dinner at our home.
Here’s Jules, smile on her face, waiting for our Happy Birthday song to end so she could blow out her candles.
And here she goes. Blew out all two candles.
I used a bounce flash for both shots. Usually I try to shoot birthday cakes by candle light and have had good success over the years (mostly). Both of these pics turned out nicely in spite of the flash.
She is such a doll. I can hardly believe she is nearly a teenager! Good grief. They grow up entirely too fast. Glad she held that beautiful hair out of the cake!
The bounce flash worked beautifully. It looks like natural light!
Your technique is perfect, no harsh reflections. She’s beautiful and her smile melts your heart.
What a lovely young girl she is. Your pictures turned out fabulously.