Napier Photography

Friday, January 15, 2010

CAKES

Absolutely NOTHING to do with Photography, but I wanted to show off one of the new hobbies I picked up which started with Aubree's 1st birthday. I LOVE LOVE LOVE making cakes now, and believe it or not, before Aubree's ladybug cake I never even took cakes out of the pan to ice them. Now that I look back at how I use to ice cakes, I don't know what I was thinking!

This was my 1st cake for my little ladybug's 1st birthday

Then I volunteered to do my niece and nephew's 2nd b-day party, and their mom had thought about a fondant cake, so this was my "practice" cake which was for her b-day. Working with fondant definitely is messy and not as easy as it looks. So, therefore, wasn't happy with the turnout.

These are the twins smash cakes

And here is the "masterpiece" :) Yep, I call it that because of the HOURS I spent on it and I ended up being VERY proud of it.

This is the 1st time I've done a sheet cake. This cake was HUGE! I've also posted a few process photos just so you can see the yummy insides.

A couple of guys that I work with both had birthdays in December, so I thought I'd get creative and make them a dual cake with something they have in common. One is a coach and one is a ref. So...there you go. A 3-D B-bay cake.

My nephew was here around his 1st birthday, (lives in California) so of COURSE I asked to make his birthday cake(s) while he was here. This first one was his HUGE smash cake. This picture doesn't do the actual size any justice. Then there is the full body Cookie Monster. I LOVE my new tip that makes fur/hair.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Piano Girl

I saw this pose somewhere online and fell in love with it. I think it turned out great, and Aubree had a blast playing the piano in the process!

Rich Family Photoshoot

Yay! This was my 1st paid photo shoot!! I have to say, this is a gorgeous family and they were on it with posing and cheesing! We seriously only shot for about 20 minutes because it was SO cold out. They basically wanted something they could put on their Christmas cards, and then we'll do another shoot when it's warmer.