QUESTION

Is it just me?

Why do photographers insist on posing infants like this? Is it a joke among parents? Maybe it's truly a skill to be able to take a normally casual, relaxed position and make it look so unnatural? Or is that the unavoidable end result when posing something small and cute?

Hmm, this guy looks pretty chill.

But then...what the....................................................

or for you more visual people...