Talk about as loaded question..seriously, two things affect young kids, hunger and nap time. Work your sessions around this. Kids after a nap are more manageable. Same thing for eating. Keep these things in mind, experiment and you will find a formula that works for you. Also, sometimes you have to amuse the kids. From my angle photgraphing kids is work, but the final product really makes you feel good and worth the effort. Bill Ellis > I have a question for those of you doing portrait work for hire. > > I recently branched out and am offering family portrait work as an > addition to my children's portrait work. Most of this is done on > location either at the client's home or at a park. > > I've had a couple of occassions where the client has been very happy > with individual portraits but not pleased with the full group...either > not everyone is looking at the camera, kids are getting tired/crabby, > kids aren't participating, nothing turned out well, etc. And when I say > kids I mean little ones...usually 5 and under. > > I offer a reshoot an no fee of just the family group. What are others > doing in this situation? > Lea > > > Lea Murphy > Whiny Dog Press www.whinydogpress.com > New images www.whinydogpress.com/new.html > Picture a Week PAW http://www.whinydogpress.com/paw.html >
