Cake freshly shed AND new camera.

[redshepherd]

Aw yiss. Cake shed this week! And he ate a mouse 2 days ago, and I took him out today. I also bought a new DSLR in addition to my old one... Nikon d7000! I used an old-school Canon before for about 14 years. It is time for an update to this portrait-specializing lens and body.

His colors are SO vibrant and such contrast in real life after shedding. These photos honestly do him no justice.



Check out dat baccckkkkk.



I also thought it would be a neat idea to take a picture of myself WITH Cake around my neck every 2 months until he reaches adult size to record his growth, instead of just using a weight scale! Then the record is visibly clear on how large he is getting relative to me, and not just by his onesie self in a lonely photo.

So... aw yiss, first photo of tiny Cake barely around my neck.

[Reinz]

Great photos! Cake looks fabulous with his new paint job. That's a cool idea for recording his growth too.

[Aidiya]

I love progression threads! The idea of taking pictures with him around your neck for recording growth is awesome, I'm excited to see them

[distaff]

Just beautiful.
Love his shimmery highlights.

[midnightLeo]

Very pretty

[Slowcountry Balls]

The high contrast is really nice! Invest in a fast lens (low f stop number) for your camera. I use a Canon Rebel and have two lenses that I really like for snake pictures. The first is a Canon 50 mm f1.4, which on a cropped sensor camera is closer to a 75 mm lens. It is really good for taking pictures of babies and more artistic shots (when you want to get the bokeh, or background blur). The lens I have been using the most with my camera is a Sigma 17-50 mm f2.8 lens. The wide angle side of the lens with a large aperture produces some great pictures. Enjoy your guy and new camera!

[C2tcardin]

Wow the contrast on that second photo is awesome, I'm not the biggest fan of Albino's but that one could sway me!

[das_nooblet]

Hard to believe it, but Cake looks even better than he did in his intro pics

[se7en]

Very pretty

cake or redshepherd?

[roodles]

Cake!

I didn't reply on his intro thread, but I can't pass up an opportunity to say how gorgeous he is! He looks even more adorable since he's shed.