A senior photo is the big daddy of all school pictures. Why? Because it is your last chance to prove that everyone was wrong about you. It is your indelible mark, your contribution to posterity, your pièce de résistance. This is the image your classmates will have of you 30 years from now as they flip through their yearbooks and muse, "That ________. I wonder whatever happened to him/her."
So don't blow it. You don't want your final, lasting impression to be a lopsided grimace on top of an awkward, open-legged pose against a background of stuffed teddy bears. Here are some crucial tips on how to take a killer senior portrait:
1. Wear an outfit that accentuates your individuality.
2. Bring a toothbrush so you can brush your teeth in the bathroom before your picture. You don't want spinach in your sparkly whites.
3. Check your nostrils for bats in the cave.
4. Brush your hair. (Do the photographers still give out little plastic combs?)
5. Pick your vignette. May we recommend the Open-Air Library, the Gameboy, a Wall, or the Great Outdoors?
6. Pick a pose. May we recommend the Thinker, the Dandy, the "Are You There, God, It's Me, Chad," the Athlete, the Beached Mermaid, the Tree Hugger, or the Baby Daddy?
7. Ignore the "cheesy" man behind the camera and smile at the last moment, so your grin doesn't look glued on your face.
Say "Havarti!"
Do you have any tricks for taking good photos? Any class photo horror stories?
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