Steve Wylie
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For me, and this is pretty arcane, it's often dancers who have strong (and well-informed) opinions on what is proper dance form, but for me, it's not a flattering dance photograph. Sometimes I'll ask them to tweak something, or ask them to orient their body in a slightly different direction in order to avoid an unintentional foreshortening of an arm or leg, and they have trouble doing it because they're been trained to do it a certain way.
Outside of dance, I'm often asked to photograph high schoolers at events. So this is pretty much the converse of what you're asking. They always tend to go into the same ridiculous poses, e.g. girls lined up packed as tightly as sardines, lined up sideways, or all pointing their hands down to an imaginary point on the ground. Or the "Charlie's Angels" finger/gun pointing pose, or guys giving what they consider to be tough guy hand signs. Or, and this one really kills me, girls who cannot, to save their lives, refrain from overly cocking their heads to one side or another.
Then, of course, there is the dreaded posing on railroad tracks cliche. Folks think that's an original concept. I've seen people posing on railroad tracks doing things they'd never actually do in the absence of a camera, like sitting on the rail, or sitting on a tie between the rails. I mean, who does that in real life?
But getting back to your precise question, I think a lot of kids these days are so influenced by Instagram and its filters that photos without those treatments don't get much love. Also, posed studio portraits using classic lighting and posing techniques are not that interesting these days. They tend to resemble yearbook portraits, which nobody wants.
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