[Isilwen]

It's impossible to choose only one, but I voted candids for the sake of percentage of shots. With children (and uncomfortable adults), I have to play along with them and snap whenever I see the right moment. Posing them would just make things look terrible. My husband is a good example of this and through me, he's learned he needs to be chuckling in order to take a decent shot of himself. Other photographers look at him like he's wierd (the times we've gone to studios for portraits) but we know what it takes to look natural for him.

On the other hand, it is good to throw a few posed shots in the mix - especially if you're doing a shoot for a client wanting to frame some fairly standard shots. I make sure the poses are more natural and almost candid, but they're definitely somewhat posed on my end of it. This is especially true for sports photography, though we had an awesome shoot with a softball team where we took "action" shots that were actually posed. Fun, and the smiles on the girls' faces showed it!