Thanks, guys. I actually feel much better now. The mom and dad were giving me the impression that they were expecting me to do something to make their kids sit pretty for the pictures. You know, I can only do so much. I'm very good with children and am primarily a children's photographer, but I've never encountered kids as unruly as these. I have three kids of my own and I would be horrified if they acted the way these kids did. I will be sending mom her gallery tonight and I will let you know what she says.
I would be happy to offer them another session, but frankly, I could tell that dad just wasn't into it. I could see that she dragged him here. I am definitely going to put some verbage in my contract as well as on my site about this. In particular, if I schedule a 2 hour session, then I expect that my client has also set aside 2 hours. Also, maybe some tips on how to prepare kids (if there is such a thing.) I just know that if I were paying $100/hour for photographs of my kids, I'd have their hair brushed, have them well fed and prepared to get the most out of my money.
I would love to post a sample of how awful this was, but I don't know if that is permitted.
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