Yesterday, I had the opportunity to do a photoshoot for a friend who's having a birthday, and this was my gift to her. I told her to come to the studio and I'd take some pictures of her. To my surprise, she arrived in a beautiful red dress that really flattered her figure and she looked incredible.

She also brought a cake so we could do some birthday-themed photos, but I wanted to take a few shots of her without the cake first:

Since she didnt know how to pose, I spent the whole time guiding her through poses so the photos would look nicer and she would feel comfortable throughout the whole photoshoot.

For these photos, I used my Canon RP camera with a 24-105mm f/4.5L lens and for the lighting, I used a single light source, a speedlite flash with a 50cm octabox, and the background is a white fabric.

I'm always so happy when, during a photoshoot, I show people the photos and they get excited. Their faces light up and it's so rewarding to see that emotion!

Once we were satisfied with those photos, we proceeded to use the cake to take more birthday-themed photos.

We started with some standing photos, smiling next to the cake:

Obviously, we did the classic photo of her blowing out the candle!

And then we took some other photos with my friend crouching down to have more variety in the shots:

At this point, we were all laughing and having fun because we knew the photos were turning out beautifully!

At the end of the photoshoot, my friend was super happy and so was I because I knew we had done an excellent job. I hope you guys like these photos as much as we do!