This little munchkin is Esmee, who for as long as I've known her has loathed my camera. I try not to take it personally. But as it was her birthday, we put together a little cakesmash shoot to celebrate, because who doesn't love cake?
The most complicated thing about working with babies is that it's so difficult to make them feel at ease in a bizarre situation. We spend so much of our time teaching them to be wary of anything unfamiliar, to eat neatly, and then here I am trying to convince them mashing their hands in a cake is a fun idea. The lights are weird, the camera is weird, and everyone is watching them.
Some kids are completely comfortable in front of the camera, while others take longer to get used to it and you can never know which way it's going to go until the time comes. So since Esmee got a little stage fright, I decided to scrap the flash and use natural light instead, and after letting her eat her crisps for a bit and with Daddy nearby for reassurance she gradually relaxed and we got some really sweet photographs. Working with babies is always a challenge and takes time but in the end it's always worth it. They take the best pictures!
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