Sometimes I take so many photos that it’s impossible to choose just one.
Each photo offers something different than the others. Even if the change is minuscule, it’s enough to change the photo all together in my eyes. Changing the position is enough to take shadows that were once there and erase them as if they never were.
Note the subtle difference in these two photos. Both are taken from similar angles, however the direction of light has changed. The ridges of the frosting are much more apparent in the top photo, but the bottom photo has a softer overall feel to it.
Above is another example of the light hitting the cake from the side, and below is another example of the light hitting the cake from the front. Lighting can make all the difference!
I tend to take an excess of photos, and then struggle when it comes time to post them. I can never choose just one, I’m a bit of a perfectionist.
Long story short is that I simply needed an excuse to post multiple photos of a single cupcake..because it was that good. It could have been because I hadn’t had a cupcake in months, or because sometimes cupcakes just taste better when someone else bakes them.
Either way, I enjoyed every last crumb of this delicious cupcake. Just one didn’t do!
Seriously though, don’t give me chocolate and expect me to keep my face clean.
Q: Which angle of light do you like better on the cupcake?
Blissfulbritt 
75 thoughts on “Just One Won’t Do…”
Laura
It looks that good too – and I want it!
Nicole Marie Story
Last pic is my fave!!! 😉
luminousvegans
All the photos look great! But of course my favorite is the one with you eating it 🙂 the cupcake looks so yummy !
Britta
Omg I love the last photo of you!! Adorable. But seriously, your new camera is absolutely amazing!!!!! ughhhh I love the one where there is a bit of a shadow on the icing.. I believe photo 3!
Brittany
I am so obsessed with my camera..SO OBSESSED!
Amy @ A Desert Girl
Obviously my favorite pic is the one of you AND the cupcake. Great pictures! And I want a cupcake.
Change of Pace
Ditto what Britta said! You are much too cute! I also like photo three the best but I don’t know why! That frosting looks just so delectable!
Alex @ therunwithin
well I mean you totally have me drooling, nothing makes me happier than whipped cream frosting. Nothing.
Megan
I’m with the crowd in liking the picture of YOUR FACE and the cupcake. It is awesome to see you so jazzed about your camera, solid investment!
Brittany
I CAN’T WAIT TO BRING MY CAMERA WHEN I VISIT! We will take so many wonderful photos. I loveeee this investment.
cisforcourtney
1. that cupcake looks AMAZING! 2. i am the EXACT same way when it comes to pictures. 3. my favorite is the 3rd photo 🙂 🙂
cisforcourtney
of just the cupcake.. obviously the one of you with the cupcake is super cute!
Brittany
Thanks girrrrrl!! 😉
kathy @ vodka and soda
to be honest, it was hard for me to concentrate reading with those luscious cupcake pics staring at me because i’m pmsing hard and all i want to do is eat all the things. so i had to go back and reread your words a few times. so my vote is for pic #1.
Brittany
I would expect nothing more from a true sweet-o-holic. I ALWAYS glaze over words when cupcakes are in a post. It’s just natural. See how I used the word glaze…mmm..donuts…
Kristina at damntenpounds
Oooh look who’s gettin’ down with her fancy new camera 🙂 It looks delish from every angle, but it’d look best in my mouth. Send me some of that shit!
Alex
My favorite angle? EVERY ANGLE!! Especially the last picture!! 😀
pickyrunner
Awe I love the last picture. Cupcakes=happiness. Truth.
karla @ finding my fit
the #1 item on my ‘wish list’ {apart from traveling the world for free…} is to get a nice camera and get into photography. i wanna explore my artistic side, which is lacking big time right now.
that cupcake looks so good and you are BEAUTIFUL.
❤
Brittany
I am so happy with this purchase!! Seriously, I feel so alive with this camera in my hands!! Thank you my friend!
sincerelylily
ahhh love this post and the picture of you!!! so cute! you should frame that and send it out to people…. to hang on their wall. I would hang it up. Anyways, I really like the THIRD pic. I love dark shadows and hidden elements and perspective that way… and this angle from more of a top, is a winner. 🙂
Choc Chip Uru
Every photo is a brilliant photo, especially the last one 😀
Your cupcakes look perfect!
Cheers
CCU
Jan @ Sprouts n Squats
They all look great but I think I like the third photo best 🙂
Umm yum by the way too!
PNWRunner
Ummm I’m hangry for a cupcake now! Omg! Your photos are amazing! Looks like you’re loving your new camera! 🙂
Brittany
LOVING IT SOSOSO MUCH! 🙂
Amy
HECK YES TO CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES!!! I can never say yes to just one either… ALWAYS 2. Always. Always. Always. I even scrape off the crumbs lingering on the wrapper with a fork. I need need need my chocolate fix, and I’m not giving up a single morsel! 😉
After 8 years of photography, I can FINALLY choose just one shot! It takes a lot of flipping back and forth between photos, and I’ve found the faster I flip, the easier the decision becomes because the changes become slightly more obvious! My favorite is definitely your top one. The highlights and shadows make the cupcake pop off the screen; the others seem a little flatter and less 3D. If that makes any sense. Although I seem to be in the minority with my choice… 😉
Brittany
This is why we are friends, we just “get it” when it comes to cupcakes and any sweets for that matter. WE MUST get every last crumb!! 🙂 I love how you came to pick your favorite of these pictures, I always love to hear your thoughts becasue you’re so experienced with the photography world!! Always appreciated!! 🙂
Amy
SO true!! I mean, I’ve even wanted to snag my friends’ cupcake wrappers before they throw them out just to get those extra crumbs. Sad but true. 😉 Aww you’re so sweet! I’m not THAT experienced; I only took 2 years of intro photo waaaaay back in high school. It’s just one of the few art forms that I feel like I could be successful at. I’m much to awkward and uncoordinated to paint or sculpt! 🙂
Venturing Vegan
They all look great!! Can you really go wrong with a cupcake photo? So many angles of yum!! The more the yummier in my humble opinion 😉
P
I love the third cupcake photo, and the last OVERALL photo 😉
Matt @ Runner Savvy
Now I want a cupcake!
Missy
Look at you now with your skills! new year…new hobby! Can’t wait till you take the camera on one of your outdoor adventures!
Brittany
I KNOW, I legit see photo opportunities EVERY time I step outside..I need to GO ON an adventure with my camera. You totally “get me” when it comes to the beauty that is nature photos!! Hang tight, I promise some will be coming soon!
katalysthealth
GUSH those pictures lady!!
Ok, Im going to be honest, I probably wouldn’t care as much if the pictures were of vegetables. I mean seriously…that frosting has me hyperventilating. I need to lick it!
Now I want a freakin cupcake….
brickhousechick
I admire you for your ability to actually take pictures of this most delicious object. The fact that you could focus your camera and take several shots is beyond my imagination. I would have eaten it immediately – before the opportunity to take any pics. LOL. YUM!
jessielovestorun
I adore you – but girl this post was such a tease. Ha Ha!
Holly @ My Plant-Based Family
I struggle with picking a photo too! Most of the time I don’t have a bunch of good ones to choose from though.
GiGi Eats Celebrities
When you come to visit I am going to bring you to this secret pool in the Hollywood Hills that is filled to the brim with chocolate cupcakes and vanilla frosting. You can belly flop into the pool and the only way you will be able to get out, is to eat your way out…. Er, um, that came out wrong.
Brittany
I have mixed emotions right now. I’m upset that you haven’t told me about this secret magic pool until now, but I am enthralled at the idea of eating my way out (bahaha) after the only belly flop I will willingly do.
GiGi Eats Celebrities
I wanted to keep it a secret but I couldn’t hold it in any longer, not after seeing so many different angles of your cupcake.
Heather @ HeatherRunsFast.com
You hadn’t had a cupcake in months?! Who ARE you?! And I appreciate your perfectionism in posting pics 🙂
Brittany
Please still be my friend..I don’t know why I waited so long.
The Zen Kat
Love this post! I always take a ton of pictures and go back and forth until I find the perfect one. I mean how can you not love taking tons of pictures of desserts? 🙂
chef mimi
I like #1 and #3 ! By the way, you’re adorable!
Brittany
You’re too kind! Thank you 😉
The vegan 8
Yeah, that is what it’s all about …light!! And then clarity, contrast, editing etc. I’m totally dying for a cupcake now too!! You always have the best cupcakes!
Lauren @ ihadabiglunch
Aw what a simple post! It really showcases your joy 🙂
Yum Yucky
I choose the 2nd pic. I can see more surface area of the NOM.
A Tablespoon of Liz
Well, once I got past the actual cupcake and focused on the lighting (haha) I think I like the last one best. Or the second one? I can’t choose just one!!!
Lauren
Yummm what a tease you are! I like the very first picture, actually. So, you’re liking the new camera, huh?!
kelly @ racesrepsramblings
All I have to say is… the multiple angles make me REALLY want to eat that cupcake!!! 🙂
Life's a Bowl
It’s a cupcake (with double the icing – HECK YEAH!) so I honestly prefer any of the lighting/angles… Just gimme da cake 😉
Sarah @ Feeeding the Brain and Body
I often have a hard time choosing photos too. This cupcake totally deserves to be flaunted though it looks incredible!
jessiebearwhat
That last pic is the cutest thing ever. You are TOO cyoooot!
Amalia
Your photos are amazing. I love you and your blog! Enjoy that cupcake 🙂
Life After Swimming
Oh my goodnesssssss that looks SO stinking delicious!
PJ Sassifras
Um….I can’t decide. Can you take 50 more pictures and I’ll drool and let you know. 🙂 Once again, though, you are committing a cupcake faux paus by not telling us the flavor of cake and frosting. I think you do it on purpose. Torture.
di @ life of di.
I have a difficult time choosing just one photo too. I’m trying to get better about the number of photos I take on my camera (and iPhone) but I will usually take hundreds and then try and narrow it down to the very best (still keeping a few similar shots) It’s hard to decide!!!
Rach @ This Italian Family
I hear ya! Sometimes I have a hard time picking which foodie photos to share too! And when a cupcake looks that good, I can see why you need to share so many! 🙂
An Unrefined Vegan
Heehee – oh I know it! Some days I’m in love with my photos and can’t choose one. Then there are the days when my photos SUCK and I don’t want to claim any of them!
Kim
Ok i like the picture with icing on your face the best 🙂 they all make that cupcake look delicious!!!
kadeecramer
I take like 6 pictures of the same thing just with my iphone.. so I can’t image the damage I’d do with an actual camera!
Love the second picture, but of course the one with YOU is the best! :p
Mary
Of I hadn’t had a cupcake in months I would be too busy scoffing it into my face to take photos of it first! Especially if it looked that good! Yum!
beewhobabbles
I like the second and third photos! That softer focus on the frosting is dreamy, but I dig the shadows in the the third too. And now I want a cupcake.
apartmentwife
everything is happy about this post a) your photography is amazing straight-out-the-box (props to you) b) that cupcake is delicious c) i love how you proof that cupcake is delicious 🙂
Elizabeth
i don’t even like cupcakes, but these photos made me drool. quite the talent lady. xoxo and happy cupcake eating to you. 🙂
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Luv What You Do
I love them all and wnat one right now! I think the first photo is my fave! I wish I had that problem. I have more photos that don’t turn out than do : )
Kristina
The second picture is my favorite! All are great though. It’s cool looking at the subtleties between pictures. Great Job!
B
My favorite angle is the one where it’s going into my mouth!
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Mary @ Fit and Fed
Hi Britt. I like the second and last photos the best. And I’m glad you are enjoying your new camera!
Meghan@CleanEatsFastFeets
Look at those beautiful straight teeth. You must wear your retainers on the regular.
I kid, the cupcake looks amazing no matter what angle you chose, although I can relate to subtle changes making a world of difference in the picture. I also think you need to start out wide first before zooming it. It tells the whole story, whereas if you go straight for the close up, I don’t always know what I’m looking at without words to define it, and I want to SEE it. Ya dig? I know you totally do.
Melissa @ Al Forno Mementos
haha you’re so adorable!
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