Cousins Rule

Check out these cousins. All 17 of them! Jake and I had a great time on this shoot. With so many kids, we definitely had to pull out all the tricks to get smiles out of the smallest ones (i.e. Jake attacking me with the puppets, bribery with treats, making Brahms do tricks etc.). It was pretty funny. All in all though, the kids were great. It had been pouring rain all day and let up just in time for the shoot. Whew! The only bad part was that is was freezing! The kids were troopers though, and did their best to hold still and crank out the smiles. Not an easy feat. :)


Just the girls...
And just the guys...
Each one individually. The cutie in the top left is definitely one of my toughest customers yet in terms of smiling. I think I was only able to crack 2 or 3 half smiles out of her the whole time! I'll have to think up some new tricks for next time...
This little guy cracked me up. He loved hanging out on this couch. No trouble getting him to smile
By the end of the shoot, the smaller kids were worn out. So we did a shot of just the older girls...
...and just the older guys