I always work alone in these settings. Entering another person’s life with a team or entourage would feel like an intrusion. To approach quietly, to give time and attention, to earn trust—that is essential. Children, with their openness and playfulness, often invite the camera more easily. Adults, understandably, are more guarded. Both, however, deserve the same respect, and both require a photographer to move past barriers of skepticism or shyness before a genuine moment can emerge.