Connecting essay one

This photograph shows a cake on a baby pink background placed centrally. The cake is on a white cake stand and generally has a very appealing and retro appearance. The photo is very stereotypically girly which adds to the retro feel as they would be most likely to make the cakes. The composition of the photo works well because the plain background means the cake stands out yet the floral table cloth makes it seem a little bit more of a homely location. The tones in this photograph are very bright and happy colours which make a positive photograph. Because this is an attractive photograph this suggests that the cake would taste nice. The petals on top of the cake give the photo a more natural appearance and suggest that the ingredients used in the cake are natural which makes it more enticing to a modern audience.

In this photograph it has a retro feel due to the old fashioned style of cake decoration, the apron and the clothing worn by the model. I have chosen to place the model on the pink background to bring out the pink colouring on the cake and the red in the cherries. I have placed the photo centrally and the board is straight giving the photo a very formal and professional appearance. The photo has quite dull lighting and the background is a solid pinky red which has quite a powerful effect on the photo.

These photographs connect because they are both of cakes which are composed centrally in the photograph. Both photos also have a pink background and have a retro or old fashioned theme due to the use of props or costume. Both photographs are taken with the aim of enticing the audience to want a slice of cake and use cream and natural cherries/petals in order to meet this aim. Neither cake has taken particular detail in the icing as this somehow makes the cake seem more edible, than to a cake with perfect icing that know one wants to ruin.