In the days before mirrors, baseball players would collect their own baseball cards so that they'd always know what they looked like. Enjoy the preservative nature of photographs with today's Groupon: for $50, you get a one-hour photo session, one 8"x10" print, and one digital file from A Girl and A Camera Photography (a $400 value).

The girl in question, Jennifer Michelson, uses her camera to pause life's clock and create artistic portraits that feature the faintest nods, the quickest eye twinkles, and the coyest of crooked smiles with artistic perfection. Today's deal is good for a one-hour photo session ($300) at any location in San Francisco or East Bay. Up to 15 photogenic subjects can spend their 60 minutes striking memorable poses, which will be recorded by Michelson and stored online for one week of viewing or checking for hidden 3-D images. The package also includes an 8"x10" ($30) and a JPEG ($70) of your winning shot.

Michelson's professional training includes stints at the California Photographic Workshops and the California College of Art. Although she wasn't born with a Canon hanging from her neck, Michelson's father was also a professional photographer, which confirms the widely debated existence of the shutterbug gene. Document an hour of your life with the beautiful photo-op offered by today's fashionably frame-filling Groupon.

When booking appointments, the photographer will offer different location options for the session based on your location.

Reviews

A Girl and A Camera Photography has many positive recommendations from CityVoters and a perfect five-star average rating from four Yelpers:

• I promise that if you hire A Girl and a Camera Photography you will be more than happy with your decision. – Martina C., Yelp
• Her pictures are so beautiful and pure. A million words for one picture. – A.L., CityVoter