Often out in nature, but certainly not always. One of the cool things about macrophotography is that you can do it just about anywhere as long as you know where to look. I vary rarely stage things, but I used to work as a photojournalist so I think a disdain for staging pictures is kind of part of my photographic foundation.
I do that too. But when I show it to other people, I usually get "Eww why would you show me dick pics you disgusting pig I’m calling HR you twisted muppet"