Who doesn’t enjoy cake? Some like to eat it, others take pleasure in smashing it, and some of us enjoy both. Although cake smash photography typically refers to a child’s first birthday cake, anyone of any age can enjoy a cake smash shoot. In the spirit of fun, we’ve thrown together 12 fun cake smash photo ideas that are suitable for all ages.
Once you’ve got a theme for your cake smash shoot, you’ll want to think of an ideal location to host that shoot. While finding a venue may seem like the most difficult part, it’s actually not as challenging as you might think. Peerspace is the world’s largest online marketplace for hourly venue rentals and features a ton of tasteful and fully furnished properties that could really bring together your cake smash shoot. Each listing shows high-definition photos of the location, along with reviews from actual renters, so you can rest assured you know what you’re getting before you rent.
Let’s get on to the list!
1. Hulk smash!
For this shoot, you’ll be highlighting and exaggerating the strength of the individual smashing the cake. Whether that involves comedic muscle costumes, shooting in a gym, or pretending to be The Incredible Hulk, this shoot is sure to bring some laughs. For the gym rat in Boston, you’ll want to check out this fully equipped and furnished, classic gym that’s available for rent.
2. The smash to end it all
Smashing a cake is certainly dramatic, so why not use the explosive burst of baked goods to your advantage by incorporating it as a punctuation mark at the end of a larger piece? Like a Rube Goldberg machine, you can choreograph a dance whose denouement is the cake’s smashing. If you’re in Philadelphia, you’ll want to check out this wood-floor and brick-wall studio space that is the perfect canvas for your performance piece.
3. Cyber smash
If you’re a fan of EDM or the Tron franchise, this shoot might be for you. You’ll want an all-black backdrop with neon lights or a customizable LCD screen that you can control to create sparks of light behind you as you or your child smash into the cake. Star Wars fans can opt to smash the cake with a lightsaber. For the New York native, you’ll have to look no further than this RGB Altera LED light wall as your location.
4. Industrial smash zone
Industrial spaces are suitable locations for smashing things, even cake. The cool intensity of solid concrete walls and long fluorescent bulbs along the ceiling provide quite the cinematic setting. Needless to say, this is also an easy space to clean up when you’re done. If you’re looking to make a statement, you could even smash the cake by driving your car over it in an industrial garage. For the Chicagoan in need of an industrial smash zone, look no further than this picture-perfect industrial warehouse.
