Fun fact: I’ve done cake smash sessions longer than any other type of session. In fact, I found my best friend during her son’s cake smash (in the days before I was even a pro!). Over the years in doing them, I’ve learned that there’s both an art and a science to getting a variety of images during a cake smash. It’s also face-paced and easy to overlook shots! So, I’ve compiled a list of how to photograph a cake smash with 3 shots you don’t want to miss during a cake smash session!
There are three types of babies during a cake smash: the Enthusiastic One, the Apathetic One, and the Crier. No matter which type of baby you have in front of you, you’ll be crunched for time. Most of the time, there are only a few active minutes of actual cake smashing. You’ll want to make the most of these minutes, as well as the time before and after them! After all, we always want to be delivering well-rounded galleries. Bonus: these images are ones you’ll be able to get whether or not the baby is interested in the cake. So without further ado, the three shots you don’t want to overlook:
The Baby Before Cake
This may seem obvious, but you’d be surprised! I know the objective of a cake smash is, well, for the baby to smash cake. But I always try to get some classic portraits before the cake is even introduced to the baby.
The Cake on Its Own
Don’t forget to take pictures of the cake on its own… both before and after baby has had her fun!
Details
I’m a details girl. I attribute this, in part, to all of the cake smashes I’ve done- especially the ones at the beginning of my career. There are so many glorious details to be found in cake smashes! Frosting covered fingers (and toes!), cake crumbs, eyelashes looking down at cake, and more! Cake smash sessions are where I learned to find beauty in the small things, and to photograph them artfully!
Nicole Bielenin Photography specializes in photography of the early years in the Florida Panhandle including maternity, newborn, baby, and family photography. Based in Baker, Nicole travels to surrounding areas including Pensacola, Navarre, Gulf Breeze, Niceville, Destin, Santa Rosa Beach, Seaside, Rosemary Beach, and other 30a communities.
I love to travel, and also work with families outside of this area! If you are looking for a Northwest FL baby photographer, I would love to start planning your own cake smash session! To see more of my baby portfolio, please click here.
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