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

FACE FULL OF CAKE!

We are back with baby Niall and his first birthday cake smash in Neal Urban Studio!

So, as you can see, Niall didn't need to use his hands to dig into the cake! This literally happened about 10 seconds into the shoot! We have never seen a baby do this in our cake smashes yet! Niall decided he was going to dive face first and have a bite. No Hands!! We were honestly laughing so hard when this happened. And this wasn't the last time he did this, he continued to do this the entire shoot! This little guy was happy the entire time. We definitely got spoiled with this shoot! Sooooo CUTE!

A little background on the shoot. Niall had a camping style first birthday! Don't we love his little red plaid pants? Mom and Dad brought in this little tent. We had some old school Coleman style camping equipment. Then of course we had to add in some Solo Cups and a 6 pack! Well a 4 pack of Root Beer! I know you can't see everything in this image, but you sure can in yesterdays image. Don't forget the "Camp Niall" sign and "Beware of Bears" sign! 

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

NIALL CAKE SMASH

We had an amazing first birthday cake smash with baby Niall in Neal Urban Studio! Niall had a camping theme for his first birthday. Niall's parents brought in a few props from his party that included a tiny tent and some signs! We supplied the rest which included a cooler, solo party cups and some root beer! It was time to party!

Niall had such a little personality already at one year old! He was such a cutie and so funny. We couldn't even concentrate on the photos. We were laughing so hard. At one point, I had to take the camera from Neal because he was laughing so much. Niall was so talkative and in his own little world the whole time. He was even having little conversations with parts of the set we had displayed! And also shaking his little bum to the music!

We had so many great images from this shoot, but I needed to show Niall's true, happy self to start! He was the first baby we have had in studio that dug into his birthday cake right away. He needed no warming up. Niall was all smiles and belly laughs the whole time! I hope his sugar high wasn't too bad for mommy when they got home!

Wait until you see tomorrow's post!

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photograhy: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

BABY JOE CAKE SMASH

I mentioned in yesterdays engagement blog that we had back to back shoots at Knox Farm State Park. Well, here is the first shoot with baby Joe and his first birthday cake smash!

Everything about this little guy is adorable. From that outfit, to that face covered in green frosting. Baby Joe was such a joy to photograph. His cake had an outdoor theme, with a chocolate dirt road for his race cars to go on. Those cars were the kicker for baby Joe to go for the cake. After he had a taste and got used to the frosting, he became more interested in the cake. And let me just say, it tasted amazing. We all had a little bite!

Now it was time to stand and explore a little. You never know what kids are going to do, especially when a bunch of grown adults are making fools of themselves to get laughs. Baby Joe stood up and gave us this great pose! Look how cute he is with that little hat! So much fun!

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffao First Birthday Cake Smash Photo Location: Knox Farm State Park

Buffalo Cake Provider: Muscoreils Fine Desserts 

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

FIRST BIRTHDAY CAKE FUN

Happy Sunday Funday!

One more image from Nathan's first birthday photo shoot at Neal Urban Studio! After we finished up with the hockey portion of the shoot, it was time to smash some cake. He had a red, white & blue super hero color theme. Check out his cape! All I can say is poor Nathan was stained red from the frosting. It was so funny. He was digging in and having a great time. At one point, there was cake in his hair. He was definitely going right into the bathtub after this! Nathan was all smiles for his shoot and we were so happy to do these for his parents!

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo First Birthday Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

FIRST BIRTHDAY FUN!

I love this little guy! Meet Nathan! He came to visit Neal Urban Studio for his first birthday photos!

He just turned 1!. His parents both played hockey and are now both hockey refs as well. How cool is that?! We needed to bring that theme into their sons' images. Thanks to mom and dad for supplying all of the hockey stuff as well! We could tell hockey ran through Nathan's blood. He picked up that hockey stick and was already showing off his moves. 

My absolute favorite part of this image, are Nathan's 2 little bottom teeth. How adorable! He was such a happy baby. 

I think he is going to be just what the Sabre's need in a few years!

Happy Birthday Nathan!

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Fist Birthday Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

PEEK-A-BOO MATTHEW

Matthew is back and messy with his first birthday cake smash in Neal Urban Studio!

After doing our teacher/school style set up, we switched up some things to bring in a cake. Matthew had a Mickey Mouse birthday party, so he was dressed in his little outfit and hat. Isn't he just the cutest little guy you have ever seen in that outfit.

Matthew continued to be such a happy camper for this part as well. He went to town and dug right into his cake all by himself. We all started to play peek-a-boo with him behind the camera. Picture 4 adults, all hiding behind one another and popping out saying peek-a-boo in extremely high voices. This is what happened! Matthew decided to play right along with us. I love how his hands are covered in cake too! This is one of my favorite cake smash photos!

-Danielle

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo First Birthday Cake Smash Photo Location: Neal Urban Studio

CAKE SMASH ROUND 2

Olivia is one! 

We had back to back cake smashes recently at Neal Urban Studio. The second was just as great as the first! Olivia was wonderful. She was such a happy baby. All we needed to do was sing some Mickey Mouse songs and she was all smiles. When they arrived we already had the set up ready. I had no idea what color mom was planning on for Olivia's tutu! I matched my colors to how I wanted them to look. Well, we hit it right on the nose. Olivia came in with the same scheme. It was perfect!

Olivia was not so sure about the cake at first. With a little help from mom, she dug right in. In the end, she had more cake on her feet than on her hands. She was covered. This was an image before the entire destruction. She just looks too cute for words!

-Danielle

Buffalo Children's Photography: Neal Urban Studio

Buffalo Children's Photo Session: Neal Urban Studio