Pete, the parents loved this one. After this shot, the parents "lightened up" on posing the boys.
essence and joseph, good point on the lighting. I have to admit I'm not very comfortable with the dodging and burning --one more thing to learn and this might be the project to do it on.
Naja, thank you for all the nice words and pointing out the details. The boys also picked this spot-- it's what they referred to as "the wilderness" (it's 5 ft from the house!)
And Joe and Naja, these boys are as different as night and day with probably the usual sibling rivalry.
And like Pete said, "if you let it happen, it'll happen". A point to remember with kids. Sometimes they DO know best. This was a sensational family to photograph . . . had a great time and learned tons!
Thank you for your comments and suggestion.
Best Regards