Everybody should have a collection of photos which can be shown even to the enemies. Posing in front of camera is a powerful psychotherapy, which will require artistic skills, image creation and exposing your creative energy for the public view. To feel all advantages of this process it is not necessary to pay money as you can easily become a participant of time for print (TFP) photo session. You are not paid for posing but you do not pay the photographer either.
TFP sessions, however, will require more recoil from you so be ready to become a full participant of the process. You will have to offer some original idea, suggestions on its realization, interesting image and maximum of your artistic skills.