I willingly throw myself into events and there aren't many places I would not travel to, given a half-decent reason. Digital words and pictures on most destinations, e-mailed from their source. Take travel brochures as an example. If participation of a certain type is needed, we just fine-tune the environment. My personalized brand of in situ works in most areas where the pose is still king.
Many photographers prefer a predictable outcome.
They form an idea of the picture, then shape the scenario to their mental image. I am as adaptable as a Swiss army knife, so natural and available light suits me best. And as long as I'm in control of camera and lens, controlling the human element is superfluous. This is the one area where the concept rightly comes before the photograph and a studio is often necessary to photograph the parts that make up the whole . For an idea to be realised , the prevailing trend is to scan the various strands into a computer, before tying them together in Photoshop and illustration programs.