Take a Picture, It'll Last Longer

Alice has caught Bob in an odd or embarrassing position and effectively freezes at the sight, unable to formulate a proper response to what she's seeing. If she remains silent for more than a few seconds then Bob, unrepentant, may snarl "Take a Picture, It'll Last Longer." An angry and/or dignified retreat on Bob's part is optional, depending on just what it was he was doing when Alice came across him. Alice may then react instantly to Bob, or remain frozen in shock or denial.

Alternatively, if Alice has a camera or cell phone in hand, she may just take that picture -- no doubt infuriating Bob further.

A Stock Phrase; it may also be used to castigate gawkers and onlookers in less embarrassing but far more public circumstances regardless of whether any degree of privacy or anonymity can be expected.

Examples of Take a Picture, It'll Last Longer include:

Comic Books

One Jimmy Olsen miniseries starts with Jimmy on a subway train, sitting across from a rather amorous couple who he can't stop watching (because they're right in front of him). The man finally tells Jimmy to take a picture, so Jimmy pulls out his Daily Planet camera and does so.

Film

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb: Both Octavius and Jedediah found themselves on board a bus, but they're still diorama-sized. After being spotted by two kids, Jedediah says this, prompting the female child to do so with her phone.
In Pee-wee's Big Adventure, Pee-Wee is pulled over by a state trooper. As the trooper ponders Pee-Wee's outfit, Pee-Wee utters this line.

Live-Action TV

In the The Office episode "Lice", Meredith Palmer shaves her head bald to deal with the titular outbreak. Palmer snaps out this line to a startled crowd and one co-worker protests.
In the Raising Hope episode "Killer Hope", the Chance family have to camp out while their home is getting fumigated for termites. Virginia is forced to use an open-air commode when nature calls. While she does, a man walking his dog notice her. Virginia dares the man to take a picture, and he does.

Web Original

A video of examples can be viewed here.

Western Animation

The Simpsons:
- "Selma's Choice": one of the Seven Duffs, Surly, snarls this line at kid, getting the boy to run.
- "Natural Born Kissers" has Homer and Marge land in a football stadium, both of them naked. The audience is stunned, especially when it comes to Homer. Annoyed, Homer dares the audience to "take a picture, it'll last longer". Of course, much to Homer's dismay, they do.
Bob's Burgers, "Hauntening": The Belcher family are confronted by a mysterious man. Louise tells him to "take a picture".
In the King of the Hill episode "Boxing Luanne", Stu states butt equals ten, while Luanne was answering a math question at a community college. Stu later takes a picture of Luanne after she calls him out. Luanne wasn't amused.
In the Aqua Teen Hunger Force episode "The Cubing", Dumbassahedratron has an argument with Frylock, with the former saying the phase, in response to which the latter wasn't amused.