Easter Baby Photo Shoot
Easter is quickly approaching and while I was thinking up recipes to share, I came across this image I took of my son last year. I didn’t have the blog at that time and needed an outlet for my creativity. My fat little 4-month-old fit the bill. What better muse could you ask for?
My musings resulted in a lot of fun photographs, including this one (above) from our Easter baby photo shoot. It took 2 days, some assistance from grandma and a few different outfits, but I eventually got the shot I was looking for. Going through the outtakes is as fun as the final result, so I thought I would share some on Love and Duck Fat. Maybe they will inspire you to take some fun Easter photos with baby.
To get this shot, I purchased a LOT of Peeps. I separated them all and left them out on a baking sheet for a few days so they wouldn’t be sticky. My first try was in our bedroom with a sheet set up as a background (and to corral the sugar).
The lighting in the bedroom wasn’t very good, and the images looked cluttered. So I tried again the next day in another location.
My goal was to get a big smile on Grayson’s face, but he was a little freaked out by all the Peeps. They look cute and squishy, but after a few days of drying out, the Peeps were rough and hard. They also looked like something good to eat, so in-between shots, I had to remove Peeps from his fat little fingers. We tried a shot with him sitting up (with support from behind), but that didn’t work either.
I moved the photo shoot into the living room under a window that had filtered light. Grayson was even less willing to smile on this day, having had enough of the Peeps, sitting in baskets and mommy making funny faces. I gave up on smiles and worked on getting a good, clean shot with lots of Peeps. Here’s our model taking a break to stretch.
I would say the hardest thing about this Easter baby photo shoot was getting the Peeps to stay in place. I wanted to hide his diaper, but he kept squirming–like babies do–and I had to pile them on over and over. In the end, I had to add in a few well-placed Peeps in Photoshop to get the image I wanted.
Writing this post has inspired me to try another Easter photo shoot with 16 month old. I have a feeling it will be a little more challenging this time to get him to stay in one place! I hope this gives you some inspiration (and a smile) as well. Happy Easter from Love and Duck Fat.
For more baby photography ideas, see these posts:
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Baby’s 1st Thanksgiving
A Halloween 1st Birthday Party
This is so adorable–and I would have never thought of it! I pinned it to #theultimateparty board. Thanks for joining the party!
Look at those chubby legs – I LOVE IT. God, sometimes I really miss my boys being babies. Especially when I see chubby legs like that 😉
These are all so adorable. I think the last one is my favorite! I love Peeps, too!
I can not wait to see the outcome from this year’s shoot. He is going to go crazy for those PEEPS!
What a cute idea for an Easter picture. I would never have thought of using peeps, but that is so totally EASTER!!
“and his peeps” is the cutest tag line I have seen in a while. Love this idea. So much fun! (kim)
Oh my gosh what a cutie! And what a creative use for Peeps!
What a cute idea for a baby Easter photo shoot. I will have to tell my sister in law about this because she has a three month old baby boy.
So adorable and yummy props edible and functional who knew. what an adorable model as well he really nailed his part.
Aww, these are such sweet photos and adding the Peeps to them make them special and specific to the Easter season.
What a handsome little chub he is! I love the idea of using Peeps as props! Hopefully he didnt grad one and put it to his mouth.
What a cutie! These are beautiful pictures. Love the yellow birdies
I love this photo shoot. My cousin just had triplets and I sent her a link to the post so she could see how cute it looks!
That is such a cute idea for a photo prop. I am sure even at his age he would rather eat them though! Love all the photos.
OH! He is the cutest thing ever!!! What a sweetie! (And one day those pics will be great blackmail!) 🙂
That is so cute! I wish I could have used this when I shot newborns.
Omg! This is all kinds of adorable! Best use of peeps I have seen yet!
I love themed photos – and this is a cute idea! Great that the peeps are extra soft and squishy. Looks like he loves it.
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That is too cute! Love the chubby legs. Good luck this year with a 16-month old. With my son I found it was easier to get smiles at that age but harder to get him to stay in one place!
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So so cute! Love the peeps concept!
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Oh my goodness, this is so adorable! I showed my sister-in-law who has been looking for some ideas for her one year old!
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I love the yellow and I love this little guy. Great pictures and he will love them when he looks back on them in a few years.
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I so don’t eat peeps, but they make great props for this photoshoot! Too cute 🙂
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Oh what a cute little chunky peep!!!!!!
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Oh my word, too cute!! What a great idea (and I LOVE the chub!! My kiddos all had rolls too 🙂 )
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Those are so beautiful of your handsome little one. It won’t be long before you’ll be taking pics of him shoving those peeps in his mouth.
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Those pictures are so cute! The peeps were a great idea. 🙂
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What a handsome little fella! These pictures are all so adorable. I love the idea!
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I also have a new baby and i might need to try this! I love the fact that he is with his peeps!
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Um how stinkin cute are these pictures!! Love them so much! So creative too! 🙂
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Haha…that first picture (and caption) is so adorable! I don’t think I’ve seen baby Easter pictures using Peeps in that way. Love it!
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What a cute idea! Peeps just scream “Easter!”
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To hide the diaper I would have found matching bottoms to that super cute hat.
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How cute!!! thank you for sharing at One More Time Events… Tammy
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Oh. My. These are SO cute!! What a great idea to use the peeps!!
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Aww those are so cute! My son was born only a few days before Easter, so I put him in a basket with plastic eggs (in a ducky outfit) and took his announcement pictures. I wrote on the announcements “Our Easter Egg has Hatched!”
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