Profile pictures have
evolved on social media throughout the years, from bad paid-for photos and
poorly taken selfies to photos taken by photographers.
But unlike other social
networking sites, OSAM profiles are official university records. While students
who fail to follow directions make us frown, seeing the following photos somehow make us smile, laugh, and sometimes giggle. We now present these
photos that will hopefully help students upload valid photos in the OSAM System.
1. The Groupie
1. The Groupie
A groupie is a selfie taken with a group
of people. It’s basically a group selfie. Although we like the fact that you
have friends whom you take your photos with, we encourage you to use a photo
with only you in it.
2. Defying Gravity
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2. Defying Gravity
Trying to
bend the laws of Physics? We know you’re not actually upside down while taking
this photo. If you were, we would like to request that you show some respect to
Earth’s mass and your distance from the center of the Earth. Thank you.
3. The Doppleganger
We get it,
you look good. But seeing you twice, or more, is creepy and is considered bad luck.
4. Photoshop Level: Expert
This also
applies to Instagram, Retrica, and other apps you use for editing photos. Why
not let your true beauty shine? Go au
naturel when uploading your profile picture. Also, avoid
cropping/stretching or adding unnecessary elements to your photo.
5. The Pa-cute Angle
Yes, we know
that photogenic people know the angle that works best for them. But we prefer a
standard close-up shot (shoulder level up to tip of hair), with the student
directly facing the camera in a normal angle with a neutral facial expression.
6. The Nearsighted
Close-up shots should not be taken literally! Keep your shoulders in the photo. Also, keep in mind
that the photo must be square and must be at least 200x200 pixels.
7. The Farsighted
Oh, don’t use photos that include the rest of your body parts. Your good looking face
and shoulders will do just fine.
8. Caution: Beware of Hands
Another
reminder for stray hands and other body parts!
9. Pic-ception
Taking a photo of a photo won't do the trick. We need you to upload a photo of yourself!
10. Blended
By all means, use a light solid color for your photo background. Don’t use colors that
will blend with your hair or what you’re wearing.
11. The Cartoon
Last time we
checked, cartoon characters can’t take the UPCAT. Therefore, we have no cartoon
students enrolled this semester, or any other semester for that matter.
12. Shy Type
Neil Armstrong once said “Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of
man’s desire to understand.” But these photos, we just don’t understand.
13. The Naked Truth
We have improperly clothed in the list of reasons why photos are rejected but recently, the need arose to also add unclothed.
14. Do It Yourself
DIY
is good. But try not to be obvious. Ask your friends to take your picture, If
you are a member of the Forever Alone
Club, use a tripod!
15. #ThrowbackThursday
High school pictures or worse, baby pictures,
are so last season. Recent photos
should be used (taken within the last 6 months).
16. A picture is worth a thousand words
(no more explanation needed, this section already has 18,000 words)
17. Like a Boss
"Courage
is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit
down and listen [then have your photo taken!]" –Winston Churchill
There you have it! We hope that this will
help you choose appropriate photos for your OSAM profile. We bet that you
enjoyed reading this article as much as we enjoyed looking at your photos!
DISCLAIMER: We highly discourage
you from uploading invalid photos. We are not looking for more creative
photos we can post in the future. The full list of photo guidelines is at http://osam.tk/photo. Photos in this article were used with the owners' permission.
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