Thanks for the considered response! I really appreciate it! All three photographers will be shooting with Nikon D70's (Digital SLR). At this point, we're planning on using one photographer to shoot the families with no small children, then the remaining two families will photograph the families with children. That should at least allow us to get the adults through quickly. There will be separate lines roped off with stanchions to keep the groups organized while waiting.

I've got a mini-session lined up tomorrow. I am photographing 12 families, all with children, in the same manner I plan to do on Easter Sunday. While it's a very small sample, I will at least get a realistic idea of how much time each family will require. I'll post that information after the shoot.

This shoot will be set up outdoors under tents, so there should be a lot of sunlight. I was hoping (I'll test this) to use only a Nikon SB600 for a fill light. What do you think?

Thanks again for all the advice!
Kenna

Quote Originally Posted by drg
Big job, and the hard work really comes after with the printing and order filling etc.

Are you shooting with tethered DMF (Medium Formats), DSLR's or chip n' carry's(the commercial store cams with the photo card) or film . . . ?

If there are very many children involved 20 seconds is not probably going to be very close to average. I'd allow at least 2 to 3 minutes per, on average, for everything. Stools get knocked over, people are different heights and you have adjust lighting or find a box to stand on, people stop and talk. Give yourself a little cushion.

I'll think on this and try to give you some more ideas in detail later, particularly with 3 shooters and keeping everything straight regardless of of format.

- CDP