Sometimes things don't go how you hope.

For two weeks I waited for the sun to come out so I could do a photo session for a local children's boutique. The day finally arrived and the sun showed itself! I had my models all lined up and was super excited to get the shots I had planned. The models were brother and sister, age 3 and 5, with the most adorable strawberry blonde hair.

The plan was to photograph a few different outfits and a few products from the children's boutique. All was going as planned as we set out for our first destination downtown. UNTIL...

Go Wrong #1: 3 year old model falls asleep in car. (I don't know about your kids, but when my kids fall asleep in the car only to be woken up in a short amount of time = cranky, non-cooperative kid.)

Go Wrong #2: Wake up 3 year old - does not want to get out of car. Does not want to put on "planned" outfit. Does not want to be photographed.

Still remaining positive, I photograph his sister. She does a beautiful job and is the best model EVER!

Go Wrong #3: Offer 3 year old candy. Wants MORE, MORE, MORE!

So we decide to move to a new location and let the kids play a bit.

Go Wrong #4: Ask 3 year old to put on hat. MAJOR meltdown!

I take more photos of his sister. Again, she works the camera.

Finally, I decide 3 year old is not going to cooperate so I just take a few photos of the kids playing in the water. I got some amazing photographs of the 5 year old girl... and one [good] image of the 3 year old boy, and one [semi-good] image of the two of them together.

Sometimes things don't go the way you hope... but you just have to go with it!