I have a lot of experience with photographing twins in and out of studio because my brother has twin boys aged six (and another little one aged almost 2)  Anyways, let me tell you it is hard work even when they’re non-identical.  Take these two little 11 month old girls, Amy & Sarah, for instance.  The one smiles whn you talk to her and is much more outgoing than her sister, the other just looks at you like she’s thinking ‘well what have you got to offer me’. 

So you have to balance out these two personalities and of course manage two little models at the same time.  These two were crawling all over the studio and trying to stand up against the studio lighting (which I wouldn’t recommend trying at home     )  Mom and dad was very cooperative in helping moving the girls around and throwing them into the air.  The secret is to play with them, tickle and sing to them.  When you make the experience fun they will automatically smile and play (which is what we aim to capture)When they’re at this age it is nothing short of a miracle to get both these girls in the same photo (not mentioning that one will probably be sitting with her back towards you and the one facing you isn’t even smiling)  My advice is to try and capture both their personalities seperately.  Ask dad to entertain the one on the side while you photograph the other with mom making her smile and vice versa.  This way you ensure that you get both of them smiling and happy

Riani