subjectmustatalltimesfeelateaseandincontrolforthe
portrait to be successful.
Scouttheareathoroughly,anddosoatthesametimeof
day thatyou areplanning to shootfor real,as this will
allowyoutoobserve thelighting andoverall feelofthe
areainpreparation.Althoughitisunlikelyyouwillreturn
totheexactsameconditionsitwillofcoursegiveyoua
rough indication of how the light will fall.
Takeafewimagesasatesterastowhichsitesmightbe
suitablefortheshoot;thesecanactasareminderonthe
dayandwillhelptheshoottoflow.Chooseareasthatare
relativelyclosetogethersothatyouareabletoguideyour
client easily, especiallywhen shooting children, as they
willgetboredrelativelyeasilyifaskedtowalkagreatdeal
between shots.