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Childhood Photos where good but once that make you regret are those which have all these weird facial expressions by me.
Some have straight face,blank expression,lost in thoughts kind of photos,others have a more sinister expressions frowning,biting lips,etc.
Of course in school where we had the occasional group photos where we sat in the order of height or stood like a line of suspects for an invisible witness to identify. The photographer never asked us to smile - he basically fiddled with his camera until he could get the entire group in focus and then clicked.
Each time with a weird expressions,was it on purpose I don't remember but I was a fan of "THE ROCK" from W.W.F so that may explain one of the eye brow raised looks in some of the photos.
Not to forget those Photos where the guy behind the camera took hours to click the photo and the whole group is giggling for some reason or the other ,while some get tears in eyes as they keep staring at the camera for such a long time,its blink and u miss situation.
In college, I needed a passport size photo for some reason ,could have been for a hall ticket or something. In a scary dark room, lit by lights behind umbrellas or something,the photographer asked me to sit on a bench. Times when you feel how awkward it would be like to sit in a press conference,all cameras pointed on you and they Flash!!!
Here I sit and try giving the 'best'est descent pose as he asks "camera kade noodi sir"[look at the camera sir]in the anticipation of the 'flash' I steadily look at it[concentrated literally] while he clicked. And he forgot to say 'smile'. So when the prints came out they had me looking very worried about something,and the Photographer shared the expression while handing it out to me.People who saw the picture never ceased to wonder what had engaged my attention so much - some making hyper imaginative stories which mainly revolved around a upset stomach,to the Photographer being onto something!!
Each time,something goes wrong.For example,it may be your hairs[a lot of times],pimples in wrong place,a fly flying across and thus gracing you with a birthmark on your cheeks,blinking of eyes at the 'flash', or doing some personal chores thinking those activities are "OUT OF FRAME".
Reason am not into modeling ;) and keeping that ID card hidden away from people :D!!!


Cameraman:'smile please'!!
You:Pardon! *FLASH*
You & Cameraman:DAMN!!!