http://www.thedecisivemoment.co.uk/2007/11/12/cheese-anybody/ News, Reviews and Musings from the World of Photography Fri, 25 Nov 2011 03:19:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://www.thedecisivemoment.co.uk/2007/11/12/cheese-anybody/#comment-29 Charlie Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:15:21 +0000 http://www.thedecisivemoment.co.uk/2007/11/12/cheese-anybody/#comment-29 When Gary first told me this story about the "certain word", I said, "what a good idea, I'll try that". A couple of years later I finally got the chance when I was photographing the birthday of a good friend of mine - The kind of friend who would ordinarily find the use of such a word very funny. So at the vital moment I said something along the lines of "Everyone say *certain word*" and I was stunned by the reaction. Instead of the smiles and guffaws I was expecting I was presented with a group of 5 people all looking at me like they were going to thump me. Unbeknown to me, standing right behind me, watching the group have their photo taken was my friend's mum. I don't think I've felt that embarrassed in my entire life and felt more than a bit ashamed to-boot. Fortunately she was a good sport and I was off the hook. The moral of the story is, if you're going to try something of a slightly fruitier nature, make sure the coast is clear first. When Gary first told me this story about the “certain word”, I said, “what a good idea, I’ll try that”. A couple of years later I finally got the chance when I was photographing the birthday of a good friend of mine – The kind of friend who would ordinarily find the use of such a word very funny. So at the vital moment I said something along the lines of “Everyone say *certain word*” and I was stunned by the reaction. Instead of the smiles and guffaws I was expecting I was presented with a group of 5 people all looking at me like they were going to thump me. Unbeknown to me, standing right behind me, watching the group have their photo taken was my friend’s mum. I don’t think I’ve felt that embarrassed in my entire life and felt more than a bit ashamed to-boot. Fortunately she was a good sport and I was off the hook. The moral of the story is, if you’re going to try something of a slightly fruitier nature, make sure the coast is clear first.

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