Director Jennifer Smith felt the photos of foster children did n't do them justice . She and another photographer convened a free photo shoot to get better photos . Deon , 17 , was one of seven foster children who took part in the special shoot . After trying for some time to have biological children , Church approached her husband , Sean Vaillancourt , a sonar operator for the Canadian Navy , with the idea of adopting an older child in the foster care system . Nearly 100 children were in foster care as of November 2017 .
Director Jennifer Smith felt the photos of foster children did n't do them justice . She and another photographer convened a free photo shoot to get better photos . Deon , 17 , was one of seven foster children who took part in the special shoot . Nearly 100 children were in foster care as of November 2017 .