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Originality is often as basic as looking at something with a fresh pair of eyes. For example, a metamorphosis is taking place right now in the field of - )rtrait photography. For many years, ofessional portraits were relegated two groups of people-impeccably 9,oomed families and individuals who were formally posed by a hand- somely paid professional photo- grapher, and mothers with great fortitude who waited, children in tow, for the discount store photographer to call their number. A common factor in both operations was long waits for the results and old master type backgrounds. Thanks to creative work and new technology, five men from Canada and the U.S. have changed the face of portrait photography forever. The group includes Amin Amlani and Ken Altman, both highly experienced in the one hour photo lab business; Orren Lucht, an American manufac- turer who supplies the majority of equipment used worldwide to do portrait package printing; Dr Henry Oles, author and internationally Using High Gain 7610 and High Contrast 7615 Screens, the Scene Machine, developed by Dr. Henry J. Oles, projects a background image behind the subject. The high reflectivity of the 3M screen eliminates artificial, faded, diffused and reflected images. The subject does not wash out or lose definition from shadows. No longer do photographs have to show faded, diffused and reflected images. Subject lights don't wash out low intensity images or cause conspicuous shadows. The high contrast sheeting allows photographers freedom in lighting foreground subjects by moving lights closer to the camera axis without creating background.