Tonight I was hired to make headshots for an up-coming pageant of one of the contestants. This was a pretty straight-forward shoot to capture a nice, possibly glamorous portrait. We shot many head and shoulders pictures and then we had some fun making some other photos including some shots with her boyfriend. What I like best about photographing people is that as we shoot and talk, we have fun. I often snap a few frames of funny expressions and laughter and this leads to more fun frames and more laughter. And it almost always leads to a relaxed atmosphere and we just try different shots that were not planned. These were not planned, in fact Josh said if he new he was going to have his picture taken he might have 'shaved or something.' I think these unplanned shots are usually more honest and more true to the people than the ones that they plan to have taken where their poses are sort of pre-determined. SayerMotter Photograph by Richard Sayer.