This delicious looking studio still life piece is an early project. The purpose of the piece is to emphasize the contrast of rich velvet red and shiny warm golds using studio light. The cream cheese frosting on the red velvet cake provides balance between the two competing colors. Texture from the moist cake engages the viewer along with the highlights from the dripping honey and gold jewelry reflecting off studio lighting on a crisp black background. This photograph is named “Golden Birthday” to play off the juxtaposition of the gold elements and birthday cake.