Thanks Gordon, I will use the second. Thanks also to everyone who responded. Haley is a very sweet little girl, I hope it works out well in the end.
I had not adjusted yet to remove catchlights etc, I snapped off a quick closeup with a second camera to match up the names as the kids come in, as this is my first year doing this type of shooting, I don't have a good system in place yet. My 'helper' called Friday night to let me know that she could not help next day.
I was really surprised to see that the names of the children did not match with the parent about 75% of the time. When Mrs. X calls, I can't tell which is her child, so I check the studio sheet and these quick snaps. It was quite an experience, 12 signed up for pictures, 34 showed up the first day, I was wiped out after the four hour session
People are so different, one family asked for a reshoot last weekend, she wanted the small kids to 'look sexy', she had the (elder) six year old in tears, took 40 minutes of my time, then didn't order anything because she did not like that the backdrop was not plain blue, guess she didn't notice on her first visit either? I was glad she didn't order, I just wanted her to leave. The mother was dancing seductively to show the kids how to move their bodies (!), the father wanted the hands a certain way, I was sorry for the kids and should have thrown them out, but I just didn't know what to say. Can you imagine someone wanting a picture of two small sisters but they must not be touching, that was the reason given for the reshoot. Live and learn, I was just glad they left.
Thanks again for all your help, you guys are great!
Stephanie