Say cheese!

Are you the kind of person who’s self-conscious when getting their picture taken? Or are you the type of person who’s annoyed by the person who’s self-conscious when getting their picture taken? I have to admit that I am the second type of person. Other than finding it annoying, I find it quite amusing too.

The really self-conscious types would yell at you for trying to include them in a group photo, those are the annoying ones. The funny ones are the moderately self-conscious. They will allow you to take a picture of them, but once the camera is pointed at them, they morph into some sort of amateur model. They quickly pucker their lips, give you a seductive smile and position their face to make you get their ‘good side’. Imagine how much practice they must of done in order to reconstruct the exact facial expression that would yield the most favorable photographic outcome.

I would say that the average person is moderately self-conscious when it comes to having their picture taken. The average person will probably only consider 1/25 of their photos to be presentable. This is an unfortunate ratio when it comes to deciding their main profile picture in whatever social networking website they use. Lets say you find a suitable profile picture of yourself with your best friend. The probability of your best friend being suitable in the picture is only 1/25! So do your fellow photo buddies a favor and crop them out of the photo.