Today's deal is just enormous. Like a Hummer. Or an elephant. Or a Hummer versus an elephant in a prime-time televised duel. So big, in fact, that Creativa Vita is only offering 100 Groupons today.

It's $30 for a studio portrait session at Creativa Vita. That's $470 off the normal price of $500, a 94% discount! Additionally, you get 25% off any prints you may order. Hot diggety dog. With that extra $470, you could buy $470 worth of additional stuff on Groupon (be warned - we will employ a similar rationalization for those Groupons, ensnaring you in a vicious cycle that will only cease when you reach bankruptcy).

Creativa Vita's studio is located at 1105 W. Chicago Ave. and is an award-winning two-photographer studio. Partners Sarah and Giorgio specialize in premium lifestyle photography and imaging services. Their approach is a mix of fashion-inspired editorial portraiture and creative photojournalism event coverage. See for yourself. They also offer top-of-the-line professional albums and unique display items such as canvas, watercolor, lustre and metallic specialty prints. Their wide selection of albums are among the most prestigious world wide, with many of them crafted by book binding artisans in Italy.

There are many ways to take advantage of this great offer. Get some nice studio photos of yourself. Or you and your significant other for a V-Day portrait. Or you & a bunch of friends. Or you & your children. Or you & some kidnapped children. Then tell your parents they're yours. Mayhaps some pictures of you & your dog. So long as you schedule your date at least 2 weeks in advance (call 312.850.4025) & use it within 1 year from today, why you can take your pictures with anybody else you want. The Groupon office staff plan on taking a nice picture together with sweaters around our necks. Either that or dressed up in multi-person horse costumes with our boss riding us around. We need some shots for our 2009 Christmas cards, so we might as well.

Don't worry about what to wear...you can wear whatever you want! You can do the standard nice dress or suit, or you can elect to dress casual. Tie a sweater around your neck like the Groupon staff. Bolo tie and a loin cloth? Go for it. For $30, you can afford to experiment.

There are so many ways to use your beautiful prints. Put them on your mantle for a lifelong reminder of your family's beauty. Put them on your Christmas card to send to your loved ones. Capture your graduation, Halloween, or wedding costumes for all time. Submit them to a modeling agency and watch the money roll in. Blow up these high-res photos & use as wallpaper all over your house. That way you can see everything that happens under your roof.