Any tips? I'm trying to photograph a Christmas cake I've just finished, but it just bleaches out all the fondant details? Any tips on taking a good photo of an all white cake? Here's an example of the useless photos I've taken so far!
For photographing other things besides cake I bought a large white storage container. I cut a hole in the top and side for the camera lens, put it over the item, then placed a couple of those clamp on lights with reflectors facing the box. The plastic difused the light and prevented shadows. Never tried it for a cake though....
Well, duh! Why didn't I think of that 
?! OK, flash off and I'll give it another go! Thank you!
Yea! Here it is:
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-photo-81610.html
photgraphed on the kitchen counter under the flourescent counter light (because I really wanted to show up the sparkles!) with the flash off. Thanks for all your help!
I get my sparkles from here:
http://newlook.design-a-cake.co.uk/default.asp?url=http://newlook.design-a-cake.co.uk/user/Login.asp
Search under 'Disco Sparkles'. It's not cheap, but they have the cheapest prices and the biggest selection around and a pot goes a very long way - I have about 25 different colours, but I use primrose, baby pink and white hologram the most! They are a great company and (obviously!), will ship internationally.
I have found that my best cake pictures are taken without the flash.
I don't know what kind of bulb they have in my camera, but if I use it on cakes, the pictures come out yellow.
Theresa 
And now I'm a woman obsessed. Must....buy....Disco Dust!!!
Haha! Me too, just take a look at my photos, I get it on to as many cakes as I can! I love it, and so do my customers! Little girls just flip over their sparkly cakes, and even the boys think it's cool 
Rezzycakes - they do international shipping! Might be something you could consider adding to your shop inventory? Edible Art (the makers) may even deal with you direct if you want to buy in bulk - worth a try?!
Another suggestion for your photos: when you don't have the option of going outside or plenty of natural light, put a "filter" over your flash ... I sometimes use a piece of paper, or even a finger on my little digital camera. The problem you are having is that your light source is too harsh and you need to diffuse it somewhat. Actually, some of my favorite cake pictures are taken this way and, while they'd never win a prize in a contest for photography, they show the details I want to see much better.
Hope this helps you out.
Odessa
p.s. love the sparkes on your cake, too!
You can buy a special filter for your camera that makes this easier - or take the photo outside without using a flash - thats how I take my 'white cakes' photos.
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