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 $29, you get a portrait shoot at and two 8”x10” prints, six 4”x6” prints, 18 wallet-size prints, and an image CD (up to an $81.50 value) from M2 Photography Studios.

With works displayed in both The Art Institute of Atlanta and the Lyndon House Arts Center, skilled shutter snapper Franklin Dee Myrick II captures stunning portraits of individuals, couples, and families.

Subjects can strike a plethora of poses during each 60- to 90-minute photo shoot in M2's accommodating studio or at a scenic location within a 50-mile radius of Athens. Franklin will meet clients at their homes or in a picturesque rural setting.

Taking cues from the cameraman, customers strike artistic poses to be printed and proudly placed atop happily burdened mantles. After the shoot, clients can share their wallet-size prints with family members or frame and hang them as part of an elaborate prank to convince someone they've become a giant. Budding models are also given a CD with each of the high-resolution photos, allowing them to print, email, or use the images as a reminder of how they looked before replacing their teeth with staple removers.

For future portrait shoots commemorating engagements, growing families, or new alien overlords, customers who buy today's Groupon will be given 50% off the regular price.