There’s often a moment, before booking or coming to a session, when people hesitate. Not because they don’t want the photographs. But because they’re unsure of everything that comes with it. Will the kids cooperate? Will it feel stressful? Will it look the way they imagined? These concerns are valid. Most of us have been taught that being photographed requires a kind of performance—a version of ourselves that is composed, prepared, and slightly removed from real life. I come