Need tips for surviving family photos with toddlers? Here are tried and true ideas along with photos from a Gemini Springs family session!

First off, I love family sessions with little people! Toddlers are full of excitement and raw emotion (some might call it volatile), but that energy and emotion can translate into some pretty amazing images. Photographing this age group is a challenge requiring negotiation skills, quick focus and shutter speed, and the ability to see a "moment" as it's unfolding. (Which is probably why you don't want to attempt family photos on an iphone with Uncle Herman as your photographer