Oscar Wilde once said, ~To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.~Without a doubt, many of us love not only taking pictures of other people, but also having pictures taken of ourselves. It's funny how we all tend to turn into quasi models as we prepare to be in a particular pose in order to capture the sometimes spontaneous shots, which may be done several times over because you or that certain someone doesn't like how it turned out. Hey, its part of our human nature to be vain and waiting to look good, cool, hot, fine, gq-ish, etc. before taking a picture so you/that person can upload it on to Facebook, Friendster, and/or Myspace is totally understandable. Let me ask you this question, have you really thought about the go-to-pose you go to when someone is about to take a picture of you and vice versa?
If you think about it, one of the most often used poses is throwing up the peace sign and personally speaking that is my go-to-pose for most of the pictures that I've been in...but I digress. You see, it's basically one of the poses that you do without ever really thinking about it and you have to admit it pretty much can in all intents and purposes be thrown out in many different ways/styles. Pimpin', laid back, gangsta, cross arms, girly girl, upside down, the “Richard Nixon”, etc. are just some of the many ways a person can change it up by giving signage to the camera. Here's a challenge for you, look back at all the pictures you've been recently in or past photos for that matter, count the number of times you have used the peace sign, and it will amaze you to the point where you'll probably start laughing.
Thinking about it, when it comes to my filipino peeps there is one pose that tends to be seen in some, most, or all pictures and that is "the vogue". Essentially, it's best described as the L shaped loser symbol, but it's tilted at an angle to where it's placed under the chin. It would be safe to say that if you are Filipino or are friends with a Filipino you've done it/seen it done. As said before, it's a vogue-like pose in which it represents being a guy who is super pogi(handsome) and for a woman it's super maganda(beautiful), which is something I learned very recently even though I should have known that I'm Filipino myself. In any case, the Filipino vogue is not something that has been patented/trademarked by us...at least I don't think it is and so it can be freely done by anyone who wants to try. So, as a representative of the Filipino people I'm allowing anyone to use "the vogue" to your heart's content.
For the question can be asked of you, are you the type of person who throws up the middle finger as your go-to-pose when someone is about to take your picture? For it's the quintessential I don't give a care having fun attitude a guy or girl gives off that makes snapping a photo with him or her such a gamble because of the unpredictability of it all. Each one of us knows someone or is that someone who when given the opportunity to have their picture taken feel it necessary in their own mind to spice it up, so to speak, with an uncensored middle finger that is not suitable for younger children to view. However, if you're a fan of the actor/comedian Dan Cooke you can throw up the super finger, which is close to crossing the line and yet is censored enough for younger kids for both kids of all ages to see and do.
In retrospect, posing for the camera is something that can be either taken very seriously or just completely off the wall. Oftentimes the best pictures that are taken are the ones that catch people off guard and you see their absolute hilarious expressions. Expressions that may make you laugh, but to the one who got their picture taken it's no laughing matter. Anyways, one of the things to remember when taking a picture is that you sometimes don't have to plan it out because if you do you start getting really irritated with the person who is taking the picture then it takes all the fun out of it. So, my best advice is just to not tense up, relax as much as possible, have fun with it, and make funny faces if you want. In the end, it's when someone takes a picture of you or a group of your friends and the words 'say cheese' is heard that's when you scramble to strike a pose.
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