12 Embarrassing Things That Happen When Taking Pictures

By Alyssa Marchal on March 2, 2015

College is all about making memories (and getting an education, but that is beside my point). There has got to be a way to document for your friends and relatives what an awesome time you are having at school.

Thus, tons of pictures must be taken. However, there are times when picture taking turns into a less-than-awesome situation.

1. When you’re in a dark, crowded place and the flash goes off

Hey, everyone! Look at me! I’m taking a picture!

2. Taking secret pictures

There are many reasons you might feel the need to snap a pic of someone without him or her knowing.

Maybe there is a really hot guy in your presence that you must show your friends. Maybe someone fell asleep in class. Let’s just hope you turned your flash and sound off.

Let’s also hope he or she does not lock eyes with the camera as you take your no-longer-secret picture.

3. Any picture pose besides standing with your arms around each other

Girls always try to take pictures that are cuter and more original than the usual. It often does turn out this way, but holding that pose while someone takes your picture is almost never natural.

4. Hand on the hip or at the side?

Rest in peace to all of the pictures that turned out great, but there was never a consensus as to hand on the hip or at the side. Symmetry is a must, and it only takes one person to ruin that.

5. Taking a solo picture

When on vacation or doing something special, moms always seem to want a picture of you all by yourself. We can’t all be models here. Sometimes it is just weird having the spotlight all your own. My advice? Might as well go all out.

6. When the best picture that you take all day is with the one person that you don’t know very well (or are not particularly fond of, like Taylor Swift and Katy Perry)

Ideally, you and your best friend will take the cutest picture of all time, you’ll post it on Instagram, get a ton of likes and everything will be great.

Yet, somehow, the best picture always seems to be taken with that one person that you know, but not very well, and you only took a picture because the situation kind of called for it.

7. Couples kissing in pictures

They’re cute in wedding photos and save the dates. They are cute in theory. But, have you ever wondered who takes the pictures of couples kissing? Like, tell me that is not awkward for the photographer.

8. “Okay, now make a funny face.”

You are given less than thirty seconds to change from a smile to some creative, funny face. Sticking the tongue out is too basic. Is everyone else being cute-funny? Or crazy-funny? Or just plain ugly?

You do not even realize it at this point, but you have been continuously changing your face into equally unappealing looks until the camera takes the picture.

9. That face you make when the picture is taking forever, so you break character to ask when it is going to finally take … and right then it does.

Okay, I like you, but we’ve been sitting here with our arms around each other and staring at a camera for an extremely long time now. Something must be done.

10. When you open up your camera and it’s on the front face setting

It really ruins your day when you are not expecting to look at yourself, but your phone forces you to do so from the most unappealing angle.

11. Anxiously waiting the night before your birthday for all of the embarrassing pictures your friends have of you

The more embarrassing the picture someone posts of you, the closer you two must be. It is science.

12. When all of your friends get in a picture together, but they openly don’t invite you into it.

You have two options. The first is to photo bomb and hope they are okay with it. The second is to stand behind the photographer awkwardly smiling at them and saying things like, “Aw guys that’s cute. Yeah, really good pic.”

Basically, anything and everything can go wrong when it comes to taking pictures. But, for the sake of the memories, you just have to do it. I suppose a good one comes along every once in a while.

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