CAKE SMASH WITH CHASE!

Here is Chase for his first birthday pictures at Neal Urban Studio!

I do not know what it is about this image, but Neal and I both picked it for the Blog. I didn't tell him this was the one I wanted either I think it is so cute! Oh... and look at those red legs! Yes, red frosting will stain your skin for a few days! But, having a Mickey Mouse theme for his birthday, it had to be red!

Chase was a lot of fun to have in the studio. He was on the move the whole time. He did not want to sit still. Until the cake came in! (I wouldn't move either) This is the fun and challenging part of these shoots. This is why I like having 2 of us. One is ready to shoot, while the other is running around and acting silly to get the little ones attention! We didn't have Chase's full attention here, but it was still too cute!

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo First Birthday Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

CAKE SMASH WITH MAKS!

I could not resist posting this image first from Maks first birthday cake smash at Neal Urban Studio! Would you look at that face!

Maks was such a pleasure to have back in the studio again. He started off great. He was super happy and all smiles. When we brought the cake in, he really wasn't sure about it. He was too distracted with the props we had. We started with a camping style theme. To get his attention, we took out the set props to see if he would go for the cake. 

Maks had a few bites of the cake, but still wasn't too sure about it. He started to crawl and bam! Knee right in the cake haha. We took a little time out. The mom said, "Let's go one more time!"! A few more bites and then this! You could tell he was getting fussy and ready for a nap. But how could we not take a few with the pouty face! 

This is just too cute! I love it!

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!

Happy 4th of July from Baby Ray! Baby Ray was back in Neal Urban Studio last week for his first birthday photos!

We did Ray's newborn photos last year. His great grandfather was in the military, so we incorporated the flag that was given to the family when he passed. We thought we would keep with the tradition and it was perfect timing for 4th of July!

We did this part of the portraits before we brought in the cake. Ray loves to play catch. Now, I know you are thinking, he's only 1. Well, he had such a great arm already. He could throw pretty far and with some force. The baseball theme fit perfectly into our scene. I mean, baseball is an All-American sport. We added the baseball glove and Ray had the hat! 

Look at those baby blues too! What a cutie! Happy 4th of July! Happy Birthday America! We hope everyone had a safe and fun weekend/holiday! 

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday/Cake Smash Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo First Birthday/Cake Smash Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio