Sears, Wal Mart, K-Mart, The Picture People, all of these places have pretty good set ups when it comes to taking portraits. The lighting is perfect, they offer several of the latest backgrounds, and the price is pretty cheap. However, I am convinced that taking a portrait of someone in their own environment while they're doing what they do is far more pleasing to my eye. A photo like this really tells you about a person. What they enjoy and how they feel at the time it was taken. These moments can't just be re-taken. They usually are 1/60th of a second out of someone's life. You can't just tell them, "Make that face again" or "Say CHEESE!". I really would like to start to define people as they truely are and not the usual sit down, carbon copy session. If you know someone who wants to be photographed in this way, please refer them to my web site. I've added an example to this article as you can see. It's just a boy playing on his couch. Nothing posed, no CHEESE, all natural and I love this portrait. Let me know what you think about it. Thank you. I look forward to hearing from everyone.