My better half:
I think bands should endeavour to buck photograph trends.
If I was in a metal band, I'd have band photo's taken exclusively on bouncy castles. There would be no expression of inner darkness, no lament for the fall of humanity, no metaphorical allusions to anything sinister - just a bouncy castle.
And the band, obviously. Although the bouncy castle is more important.
Dammit. I wanted to be the "fat ugly bald guitarist who has a really nice looking drummer" in the band.
Here he is in half of his glory: