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My goal was to take a nice portrait of my children for their grandmothers

for Mother's Day. I learned that trying to photograph more than one child

at a time is not as easy as it might seem. Simply trying to get them to

look at the camera at the same time was a huge challenge and getting

a natural smile on demand was nearly impossible. I captured this shot

after I told them we were done. They started wrestling around on the

grass and I was able to get their attention for about 5 more shots.

Thanks for looking! :-)

kids are difficult to get. I try to talk to mine as I sit behind the camera and get them to tell me a story about something. It keeps them from pulling faces and they look at me while they talk then. Sometimes they even have a smile on their faces. Then the finger stays on the shutter release. Somewhere in all that you end up with something usable.

You've done well to get this one. In focus (not always easy with targets that are constantly moving), nice colours and tones, and great faces. Exposure and composition all just right.

Amy.... Precious and a photo that any parent or grandparent will treasure. That was some gorgeous light there and the details and DOF are perfect. Mike

Wow, what a stunning portraiture photo of the siblings.