(October 5, 2007) — Pout your lips baby , flex those abs— it’ s time for a MySpace picture! MySpace picture? That’s right. If you are uncertain about what these pictures look like, you might need a few descriptions of the most popular ones. First we have the “dirty mirror picture,” which requires finger prints on a regular ol’ bathroom mirror, a little bit of attitude and enough flash from the camera to nearly cover the “photographer’s” whole face. Second, there is the “I’m so cute, I belong at Disneyland” picture, sporting peace signs right by the person’s face and a big fake smile that would make your dentist proud. Don’t forget to show every last tooth, even those wisdom teeth that’ll come out next week. Last but not l east, is the “Macho Man” photo pose. This is usually a male preference and is intended to prove how tough they are, complete with baggy pants and some finger gestures too obscene to explain here. Let’s just say their mothers wouldn’t be too thrilled to see their kids partaking in such past time activities. Many Clark students take pictures that fall under the MySpace criteria. However, even those who do not have accounts have their opinions on the photographs. As teenagers, we know what any gathering with peers usually means: a few hours of doing whatever we went there to do and an equal or greater amount of time taking pictures that will end up on MySpace that same night to receive comments on. This mindset is what turns simple two-hour “kickbacks” into picturefests of taking hundreds of photos with your face distorted in every way possible and your fingers throwing up signs that your parents would not approve of. Sophomore Stacey Perez says that she used to take pictures with her friends with “MySpace faces.” However, her opinion on these photos has slowly begun to change. “When I look at the pictures of my grandparents when they were young, I always see them happy and enjoying their time doing whatever they’re doing,” Perez said. “I want pictures like that when I get older too.” The true potential of a photograph is lost when you limit yourself to an arm’s length of space, a dirty mirror causing the camera’s flash to block out your face, and your newest camera phone. Junior Robert Benenyan thinks that a lot of the pictures on MySpace are unoriginal. “Pictures on MySpace are entertaining and could be funny, but they all really look the same,” Benenyan said.