Unhappy with your photos?

After many disappointing trips to photography studios, I took pictures into my own hands.  I got tired of my children and my family being posed just like every other family on the wall of the studio.  I have had disappointing senior pictures, as well as wedding photos, and I don't want anyone else to experience what I have experienced.  Pictures should be unique to the individal situation, and have character just like the people in the photos.