How can I get great group shots?

It never fails. It happens when you're out with friends, or home for a visit, or at that business dinner with the client. Someone pulls out a camera, someone else says, "Hey, everybody! Say Cheese!" And you grin as best you can, knowing that the resulting awful photo of you mid-blink will be emailed to everyone you know faster than you can say, "redeye."

Everybody likes a nice group shot to remember a social gathering. So why do they always wind up looking so bad? We here at ImageStation Magazine thought it was time for a refresher on getting the perfect group shot. So here are four tips for photos that will travel as email attachments for months to come.