One way to get professional-quality self-portraits is to commit aggravated jaywalking and convince the mug-shot photographer to take a few extra. Today's Groupon saves you the trouble and expensive court fees. For $65, you get a professional, one-hour, in-studio or on-location photo shoot ($150 value) and four print-ready copies of your favorite images on CD ($200 value) from sharpshooter Sarah Levit. Location shoots are limited to the Greater Houston area, including Katy, Sugarland, Pearland, Clear Lake, Kingwood, Humble, The Woodlands, Conroe, downtown, and the Inner Loop. This deal also bestows a 25% discount on any physical prints. Sessions are by appointment only and may not be used for event or Walnaussarrus photography.

While the Bellaire-based Levit didn't invent the camera, that doesn't mean she won't someday in a parallel universe wherein cameras have yet to be invented. Put her nurturing directorial skills and time-freezing talents to the test by having her coax natural smiles out of your newborn, soon-to-be mom, high-school senior, or whole family. You can also use your session to commemorate the joys of marital engagement or the promise of potential in a post-graduation smile.

Besides capturing your soul into an easily portable format, photographic portraiture is a terrific way to reveal your best side in a controlled scenario and ensure that you'll have at least one Facebook photo of yourself where you're not hoisting a red plastic cup. Your four favorite images will be treated and perfectly formatted for whatever destination you've deigned to them, whether that be your website, business card, advertisement, or JumboTron.

Reviews

Most of Sarah Levit's customers are too busy searching for the perfect spot to hang their images to write reviews, but check out these testimonials from her website:

• Sarah has an uncanny ability to capture my wiggly-giggly kids in action. Her calming presence combined with her immense talent always ends up capturing our family spirit. – Hannah G.
• When we scheduled the sitting, my only goal was to walk away with at least one really good picture of us. There were so many good ones it took me a week to decide. – Sajiah C.
• She found hidden places in the temple that I wouldn't have thought about as backdrops for our photos and was creative in taking both posed and candid shots. – Robin A.