Ciara

Totally manic family shoot today! I arrived expecting a small family, a couple of parents and maybe one or two kids... I got 10 adults and 7 children. I really like to psyche myself up for that kind of thing!

The kids are all cousins, and apart from little Ciara here, are all of the age where their favourite activity is torturing each other. It's always interesting to see the different personalities of the kids, how they interact and how their characters reflect those of their parents. One quiet and thoughtful kid, one super-confident but gentle boy, one little joker, one poser, and one perpetual tantrum-thrower (though to be fair, he was the butt of most of the abuse from the joker). There were a few tears, some stern words, a bit of bribery and lots of running around like mad things.

And then there was Ciara. She just toddled around, happy as Larry, collecting leaves and smiling for the camera. Thank you Ciara :)