First Birthday fun!
Once again, thank you so much for choosing me as your photographer when it comes to capturing such a fun milestone. These sessions are one of my top favorites!
I like to first start the session with just baby and an outfit of your picking. We'll capture his or her sweet personality and little details that make your baby who they are. Crawling, walking, standing, just depending on where they are at. Each session will look different, just depending on how your baby reacts to it. I'll play some fun music to get them going, but I encourage mom to dance around and be silly with me, to get your little one in a happy mood.
Please make sure baby has had a meal or a good snack before arriving to the studio. This will ensure baby is happy, full and ready for some fun. Bringing a favorite snack along and drink is also a good idea for pick me ups in the middle of photos.
After all, food makes everyone happy!
Cake
After spending about 20 mins on the first half of the session, we'll spend the remainder capturing baby eating cake!
Baby can stay in the same outfit or change into a cake eating outfit.
This part looks different with every baby. Some babies are more reserved, while others dig in and don't even bother using their hands. There is no right or wrong way.
Babies usually don't eat much sugary foods by this age, so this is a big experience for them. I like to use small 4" naked cakes for these photos with white icing. This will allow baby to consume less of the real sugary parts and also from getting overwhelmed in a bunch of icing on their hands. The white icing won't stain clothing or skin and no dye consumption to worry about. You are also more than welcome to bring your own cake. If you haven't purchased one yet, there is a 48 hour ordering limit and the cost for these are $35.00.
If you'd like to bring babies favorite snack along, we could also use those to stick into the cake just in case baby is not interested or needs a little help digging into the cake.
Please bring a hand towel that we can wet and a large towel to dry off baby. Lots of wipes and some clean clothes to change into.
Your baby may need to drink milk, water or a juice afterwards, so please bring their cup along.
Milk Bath
If you chose a milk bath instead of cake:
What's great about these milk baths are each one is unique. Maybe you prefer to use florals, fruit or nothing at all.
Here is a few tips to keep in mind for this type of session.
Faux flowers do not float.
Choosing real flowers is always the best option and depending on the style you are going for, will depend on the amount of florals to bring. One bouquet should be enough, but if you would like to add some around the tub as well, then I would bring 2 or even 3.
Blueberries do not float.
If you decide to bring fruit, please make sure everything is already cut up and ready to go. Lemons and oranges work perfect for these.
I currently have 2 buckets to pick from, but either one you decide on will work for baby.
If you do not have enough milk supply, we can use whole milk or condensed and warm water.
If you decide to bring your own milk supply, please make sure everything is defrosted and ready to go. If milk is frozen, preparing water will take longer to prepare.
The milk bath may not stay warm for long, so I will be running a space heater in the area to keep baby comfortable. Please make sure to bring multiple towels along with you to dry off baby afterwards. You will also want to bring a smaller hand towel with you preferably white so that we can lay inside the tub so that baby does not slip around.
Studio
If your session is in my in-home studio, I do ask that everyone take off your shoes at the door before entering. Wearing something easy to take on and off at the door would probably be an easier process.
I also have shoe covers as well if you prefer to keep your shoes on.
Since the space we are shooting in doesn't have much of a wiggle room for kids to run around, I do ask for you to please keep a watchful eye on your little ones. There is a lot of things they may want to get into and play with, or maybe even try to climb.
If you bring any snacks for your little one, please make sure it is nothing that will stain furniture in studio. Majority of everything in there is white, so it can get dirty quickly if not careful. Please make sure any drinks that are brought in are not red or having any staining agents inside that will make a mess.
Please save my number in your phone, so that you can easily reach out to me whenever. 713.202.5995
In-home Studio Address:
12427 Oakcroft Drive, Houston, TX 77070
Looking forward to our session together!
