Myfriend: I am NOT bringing a raya from Artscroll 🙂
It is a POSED photo, it looks like it was taken at a simcha. Both are posed and smiling for the camera. They are VERY aware it would seem that someone was taking their picture (I would find it hard to believe that someone “happened” to get a picture that looks like a portrait.
Regarding “herna”, it is really 2 words “herr” and “nach” (I believe is proper pronunciation) or in english, “listen up”.
He would say things like “herna, more cholent?” or “herna, we ready for dessert?”
The point I was making and did not make very well, is that while trying to be a yareh shamayim, or perhaps take advantage of this segula, he called his wife as if she were the cleaning lady. Now I made the point a bit clearer.