Instead of the traditional 1-year-old cake smash, why not do a finger painting session? It’s just as messy and makes for some colorful photographs as well. :) This finger painting session by Caroline Tran was done on a canvas. When dried, they stretched it around a frame and hung it above the baby’s crib.
From Caroline Tran Photography: My biggest tip about 1 year olds is to be flexible and patient. They may not be in the mood to do what you had in mind. Set things up so that it’s in favor of getting good shots, but have fun with the baby and go with the flow if they decide to change the course of your shoot. Many times, the best shots are the unexpected ones.
Biggest tip about this particular shoot is do it when they still enjoy sitting still. It’s so much harder when they run around!
