I think you have to worry about some of the parents more than the kids. Some parents yell at their kid to smile and look at the camera, and chances are they're standing off to the side so the kid is looking at them and not the camera and then getting yelled at even more. Needless to say these kids aren't going to be smiling too much if their parents are barking orders at them like that. These kinds of parents need to be slapped, seriously. :-)
But anyways, if you can have the parents wait out of the kid's view and kindly explain to them not to give directions to the kids so they don't get distracted, at least on the big group shot, it will help you concentrate on more important things like camera settings, etc.
You'll do fine, have fun with it. Oh, and try not to use "Say Cheese" as that usually returns with a big, teethy, but unnatural smile. If you want to use that kind of phrase, suprise them with something like "say money" or "pizza" or somethig different. |
