A Theory of Photography
What is it about photographs that makes ordinary, sane people inexplicably turn into unnatural freakish figures that either grin like toothpaste-ad model wannabes at the camera, or make like an ostrich and hide behind any available stationary object? In both scenarios, a great deal of squawking is involve. Either way, no one is ever "themselves" on camera.
I have a theory that this is due to a highly evolved human self-defense mechanism to protect ourselves from a device that basically sucks away a smidgen of your soul into the camera every time a photograph is taken. No one likes having their soul sucked away, so our natural response is to resist all forms of photography, for fear of becoming entirely soulless. This theory also explains a lot about the characters of models, actors, actresses and Britney Spears. Oh yes, I'm a genius. Wait till I patent my theory.
Anyway, the inspiration for that theory came out of today's highlight of the school day (shows you how pathetic our lives in school are), which was taking photographs of my year group for the year 13 yearbook page. We came up with some incredibly grinny photos (aforementioned self-defense in play there - the wider your grin...um, the more likely it is that the soul-sucking camera light will reflect harmlessly off your big white teeth. Right. Yeah.) It was just funny.
I may post some pictures up later, if I get time.