Many clients as well as photographers really get too caught up in the perfect picture. Below is a couple sessions where I shot what was happening and let the kids play, put the parents at ease and just went with it. Eventually we got the shot the family was looking for.
Kid at play here!
Later in the shoot.
Kids at play but mom wasn’t smiling. This picture is a great reminder to just keep smiling.
The shoot was kind of going like this so we embraced it. It turned out super fun!
I needed to let the kids play for a second and turns out they liked each other!
Adding a family pet can be fun also, getting everyone to smile at the same time is never perfect but this was a nice moment when even the wiggliest kids and a dog are paying attention!