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Speaking of cheki's,there was discussion about cheki's in general a few threads in general.

Pictured are two major types of cheki's you can get taken at an event. These both fall under two-shot category, even if the right one is a solo photo. More on that later.

-left picture is a two-shot. It's the usual type you have people taking at an event. Typical flow is: you line up for the member you want your pic taken (sometimes you line up for the group and a staff member asks who you would like to take a pic with), when it's about to be your turn, a staff member collects the tickets. You walk up, say hi and so on. This is the point where you request the pose. After the pose, staffer takes the pic. Now, depending on the group, you have a set amount of time to chat with the member while the pic is being developed, signed, etc. After that is over, you get kindly moved away as the next person is having their moment.
-right one is called a pinshot. Sometimes you don't want a two-shot, so you opt for the solo pic. This is done the same way as a two-shot, but 's your turn, you should inform the staff and the idol that it's pinshot time. Pose can be designated. After that, the flow is similar as having a two-shot taken.

About signatures: there are many variations on the signing policy. A common one is that you can have your cheki signed after the cheki session. This usually consumes a "ticket" which you get from the merch table or by buying a CD during a release event. The other variation is that the cheki is signed during the two-shot session. Lyrical School has you do RPS with the member and if you win, your cheki is signed. Signatures can be typical name-and-date, sometimes the idol might doodle and scribble something on the cheki.

Note, these are only the two-shot variations. The third, common one, is the group cheki (kakomi cheki). That's the one where you are surrounded by the group. Usually these don't have much facetime compared to two-shot due to the fast pace of the photography.