I have an outdoor photoshoot in about a week. My problem is that the brother is 26 and the sister is 13. I'm trying to think of some poses that don't look fatherly. Any help would be great. Thanks.

I'm looking for any tips on shooting a group of 6 adults and 4 small children outside in the snow. The background the family wants is mostly woods. There is supposed to be quite a bit of snow. I'm planning on using a ladder -if possible because of the number of people. My concern is losing highlights...

I'm an avid amateur photographer who's been asked by a coworker to take her kids' portraits, after having seen some that I did of my own. I have no special training or equipment (I shoot with a Nikon D70 with an 18-55mm and/or 85mm lens) so I'm a little nervous about her expectations...

So I am now shooting with an L Lense EF24-70mm 2.8 on my Canon 20D which I love. I have a contemporary/modern/artistic style and like to shoot wide open at 2.8/3.2. Previously I could only shoot at 5.6 and that just wasn't all that great. Mostly I shoot ONE person at a time. A baby, a senior, a model...