Say Cheese!!!

It was the time of the year again. No, not Christmas, not Halloween, and definitely not New Year’s! Well, it was the time for me to go to the photo studio, to get my picture taken. I think I have made my point quite clear…yeah, I loathe doing that!
Like I had any other option, with people asking one literally everyplace I go…so, when I finally felt I had postponed it enough, and with around three days to go before I REALLY needed one, and me not being the last-minute-preparation kind of person (in the literal sense :P), I finally went to this place.
Here, I find worthy of mention, the most important thing I feel that goes in choosing a photo studio being, you should have never gone there before! Well, that applies for me atleast, because I have a strange feeling that I normally goof up (I realize that after I see the picture) and I have a stronger feeling that the people there remember that, even after the many months that elapse.

Well, there I was, at a studio I had never visited before. The helper there showed me inside, motioned to the mirror, and a rack near it. I looked into the rack out of curiosity, only to see a couple of combs, and some other stuff. A cleanliness freak that I am, I’d never even think of using others’ things, so, I just turned to the person, said I felt I looked fine, and was lead to sit on the chair, till the photographer came in.

In came the photographer. A few suggestions given by him had me feeling more conscious, and I managed a constrained smile at the camera. He clicked, and at that very moment, my eyes chose to shut! I had to brave another click, and this time, my eye didn’t make me feel more embarrassed that I already was! (Whew!)

Picture captured, the guy showed me the picture….and surprisingly enough, contrary to my belief that I wasn’t in the least bit photogenic, that picture turned out to be quite good! Amazed at myself, I walked out of the studio, a jubilant look on my face. Still, one never knows when I might need to replenish my stock of pictures, and not ready to take any more chances with myself, I got it stored in a CD, so that I could use it till I remain even a tiny bit recognizable.

Now that the picture’s near perfect, I get to flaunt it too, and most importantly, I don’t need to do the “hide-my-picture-from-others-while-I-stick-it” act!