Couple Photography in Hadapsar, Pune

One booked, one agreed

These sessions are almost always somebody's idea rather than a joint decision.

That is fine and it is worth naming, because the person who agreed rather than suggested behaves differently in front of a camera.

They tend to be watchful, slightly performative, and waiting for it to be over, all of which is visible.

The thing that fixes it is not encouragement. It is a clear end point and a short session, so there is nothing to endure.

An hour with a definite finish is much easier to be relaxed in than an open-ended afternoon.

It also helps enormously to be told which of you is which, so we are not misreading reluctance as dislike of the photographs.

Sessions handled this way tend to end with the reluctant person surprised at how little of a production it was.

It is worth asking, gently, whether the person who was less keen has an actual objection or simply finds it awkward.

Those need different handling. Awkwardness passes within ten minutes; an actual objection does not and should be listened to.

Most of the time it is the first, and knowing that lets the session start without anybody treading carefully.

It is also worth agreeing what happens with the results if one of you likes them and the other does not.

That is a real possibility and it is much easier discussed lightly beforehand than seriously afterwards.

Usually the answer is that both of you have to be happy, which is a perfectly good standard.