That Guy.

As a professional college student, I've learned a thing or two in my day about taking pictures at parties. There are unspoken rules which we all must obide by, and here, in no particular order, are the most important.

1. If you are a girl posing with fellow females, be sure to get as close together as possible and make the kissy face.
2. If you are a bro posing with fellow bros, hold up your beer if you have one...and if not, throw up the horns.
3. If you happen to be in the background while one of the aforementioned photos are taking place, do all you can to avoid being...

THAT GUY.

"That guy" is the creeper in the background of many party pictures. The most severe cases of That Guy occurs when said dude happens to glance at the photographer at the exact moment of snapshot, causing a creepy, staring look on his face when really he probably just was cruising by. But have no fear, because there are multiple ways to avoid being That Guy and being made fun of forever.

The first way to avoid having an unwarranted stalker reputation is to not look. Use those peripherals, guys! Think you see a group of people posing out of the corner of your eye? Don't look until you see the flash! This one is the easiest way to avoid becoming That Guy.

The second way to lighten the situation is to make a face. I know, it sounds ridiculous, but at least you can act like you were trying to be funny.

Personally, I like "that guys." I think my favorite photos are the ones with some poor, innocent bystander creepin' in the background. It always gets a good laugh, and frankly, we've all been "that guy" once in our lives.

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