Not sure if this belongs in this area, but if it's misplaced, sorry.
I had the absolute worst shoot to date today. I am not as much looking for how to salvage the picture as to what I could have done differently.
Parents booked a session and they named a place where they wanted the shoot to take place. As I didn't know the place, I went yesterday to check it out and decide on some ideas.
As it was promising to be a hot day, I told the parents to be there by nine to avoid harsh sunshine.
Well, it began by them being 45 mins late, so by the time I could start if was getting close to 10 am, and a lot of sunshine already.
They changed their minds about the exact location, choosing an open field with little or no shaded areas, because "they saw something on vacation".
And worst of all, THE CHILD DID NOT LISTEN TO ANYONE!!!! Not to mum, not to dad, not to me.
In the end I invented the game, where I would try to catch her and then I would be allowed to take some pictures. She would then chase me, and could take a picture of me (luckily I had my compact with me).
This seemed to work, until mum decided it was nap time, and we had to quit.
I took over 300 pics, of which about 30 will be more or less useable, although none really amazing.
I feel lousy. And I just wonder what I should have done differently to avoid this kind of situation, where I have no control whatsoever.
I had the absolute worst shoot to date today. I am not as much looking for how to salvage the picture as to what I could have done differently.
Parents booked a session and they named a place where they wanted the shoot to take place. As I didn't know the place, I went yesterday to check it out and decide on some ideas.
As it was promising to be a hot day, I told the parents to be there by nine to avoid harsh sunshine.
Well, it began by them being 45 mins late, so by the time I could start if was getting close to 10 am, and a lot of sunshine already.
They changed their minds about the exact location, choosing an open field with little or no shaded areas, because "they saw something on vacation".
And worst of all, THE CHILD DID NOT LISTEN TO ANYONE!!!! Not to mum, not to dad, not to me.
In the end I invented the game, where I would try to catch her and then I would be allowed to take some pictures. She would then chase me, and could take a picture of me (luckily I had my compact with me).
This seemed to work, until mum decided it was nap time, and we had to quit.
I took over 300 pics, of which about 30 will be more or less useable, although none really amazing.
I feel lousy. And I just wonder what I should have done differently to avoid this kind of situation, where I have no control whatsoever.