Things that will surely ruin a good portrait shoot

There are some spoilers for portrait photography, that can make capturing the right 'moment' near impossible.  In this instance there were a lot of things that could have gone better, but these shots were definitely some of the worst.  

Antsy pets.  I assure you they don't understand why you are making them sit still for that picture.

Mothers who dress their children in short sleeve shirts just so that they match

Fighting siblings...that was not a nice hug.

40 degree weather

Too much sun

Annoying shadows

All in all sometimes the best pic is the one you just snap on the way back to the car, when you look down at the little girl, and say, "Hey pretty girl!"