Cookies and Trees
It's that time of year when our days are filled with gifts and goodwill, cards and holiday activities, cookies and trees. I try not to bake too many sweets on a regular basis. But during the holiday season, all bets are off!
One of our family favorites are (what I call) Snowball cookies. I'm sure you've had them, or at least seen them. They have many different names and probably a few different little modifications. But, snowball cookies they are in our house. And, I put walnuts in them even though the recipe I use calls for pecans.
I wanted to photograph them in a festive manner, so I added a few mini ornaments, some small packages, a snowflake lantern, and some really cute tree garland in the background. Once I had all the elements gathered, I began shooting from different angles and rearranged the items as I went along. I love how the cookies and trees compliment each other.
I usually photograph my subjects with natural light. One critical mistake I made with the first few frames is that I neglected to turn of the kitchen light. Ugh! Mixed lighting is the worst! It's so difficult to correct in post. So I ended up reshooting those first few frames.
Cookies and Trees
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Nadeen Flynn is a published, award winning northern California fine art and portrait photographer. Living in the greater Sacramento area, she specializes in fine art landscape and still life photography as well as high school senior, teen and family portraits. Nadeen’s style is authentic, fresh and personality-driven. This retains the timeless features of photography that create family heirlooms. She offers in-person workshops, hourly lessons, and mentoring. While currently living in rural northern California with her husband and a couple thousand walnut trees, she posts regularly to Instagram.
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