Say 'CHEESE' ..... and clicked! Do you always like to smile when getting pics?
By icesmile
@icesmile (7160)
Romania
July 12, 2009 2:19am CST
How do I make people relax in front of the camera?
The best thing somebody can do to look good in photographs is to be relaxed and happy.
But is not possible all the time, right?
Do you like to smile when getting photographed?
I have a lot of pictures when i was kid, and i smile in all...but mature pictures where i smile, i have just few.
I don t like to take pictures to much, even are great memories for the future.
But i hate a fake smile in a picture, this is the true!!
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20 responses
@ckyera (17331)
• Philippines
12 Jul 09
hi icesmile!
i think most of my pictures are showing my teeth! hahaha
i like taking pictures and when i do i always have a smile for it...i don't know why but i feel like its something that really comes to me naturally...but anyway even without camera i am always smiling...
very few are my pictures that i am not smiling...and most of them are stolen shots...
and people are not used to seeing me not smiling on photos and even in person!
have a nice day!
@danishcanadian (28953)
• Canada
13 Aug 09
I have a hard time smiling, unless something happens that makes me smile. In other words, if you get a picture of me while something is making me smile, i will smile, but I will rarely be able to pose for a picture and make it look natural. I've always been that way.
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
19 Jul 09
hi icesmile!^^
i like smiling for the picture. sometimes i make faces in the picture but its always funny faces. ones that you can laugh at. but generally, i smile, doesn't matter who's taking the picture. i smile because i know i would look good when i'm smiling.
@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
13 Jul 09
"CHEESEeeeee" It's the photographer who says it, not the people posing in front of the camera. I prefer to smile naturally so I would have a smile only if the photographer is able to break a smile from my mouth. I hate fake smile too, and the fake is so obvious.lol.
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
13 Jul 09
I often smile when I am taken photos because I think I will look better with a smile. If I don't smoke in front of the camera, I don't know what to do:)
I love China
@daliaj (5674)
• India
13 Jul 09
I don't usually smile while taking picutres. I would like to say, I forget to smile. I think pictures should be natural and not with extra reactions smile. I don't think a smile can add a lot of beauty to my face. I think the people who smile for picutres think that smile makes their face look better. I don't agree with that, so I do't smile usually for picutres. My husband always smiles for picutres and he forces me to smile too. He says it won't look nice if one person in the picutre smiles and other perosn looks serious. I like to be natural in pictures.
@jazel_juan (15746)
• Philippines
13 Jul 09
i am not that fond of smiling in pictures lol but i have few that i smile... its just that i do not think i look good in pictures! hehee
@ucue2008 (924)
• Malaysia
13 Jul 09
Me, it even difficult because I'm rarely smile, esecially in front of camera. i don't know why. Yes, I think I should use old trick, saying cheese, but I'm not so into taking pictures much. but I like taking pictures of things surround me. It make amazed of the world around me
@edelweiza (157)
• Philippines
13 Jul 09
yes i do.i love to pose on the camera, but only when i'm with friends and family.or alone. i always smile because my pictures look best when i smile. taking pictures has been my past time since i had my first cam phone. my friends used to think i'm a camwhore. but not so much today.i've changed, due to my busy sched.
@votenoonpineapple (235)
• Canada
13 Jul 09
It is impossible for me to look natural in a picture. Your best bet, if you have someone who's camera shy, is to catch them when they're not expecting it.
Just try not to catch them when they're in the middle of saying something, or they'll end up making a really weird face in the picture, and really hide when you pull out your camera.
@Preciousgem (1182)
• Philippines
12 Jul 09
I always smile when getting picture because,to look in the picture and make it a happy memory, like childhood, highschool days, college days, until now
@marianna45 (1399)
• Romania
12 Jul 09
I don t like take pictures with me either, but ocasionaly, i take pictures, i want have few for when i will remember about years who pass...but i smile if i feel good, not just a mask, i really don t like this.
@ladybountyhunter17 (37)
• United States
12 Jul 09
You know, I hate it when a person has 100 photos and all their poses are the same. I dont smile for all photos but i like using different facial expressions.
@cobrateacher (8432)
• United States
12 Jul 09
Hi, Ice!
My husband was a professional athlete many years ago, so he got used to smiling whenever a camera was around. He's gotten me in that habit, too, but I hate having my picture taken. Frankly, though, I seldom have no smile available. My life is, with one huge exception, very happy.
@monishavakil (1019)
• India
12 Jul 09
hey,
same here. As a kid it was big big grins, but now it really depends on my mood.
Not all the time can i just smile. Yes if is at a studio and taken for a reason yes i would smile. But if someone wants to take a pix for no reason at work or home na i would not smile.
Cheers..say cheese.
@kayedanda (1850)
• Philippines
12 Jul 09
I'm not much of a photo-person, either, but in the rare times that I get myself included in a photo, you will find me smiling. You don't have to fake a smile, just think of something which makes you smile so it would come off as true!
@amsterdam83 (16)
• Philippines
12 Jul 09
Yes. It's always good to see your photos if you are smiling. Except ofcourse, if what you're trying to do is to make a statement on your photos.
@emmasmomma89 (266)
• United States
12 Jul 09
I like taking pictures, but i dont always smile. I dont really like my teeth because i have a gap that i cant stand. I mean its not really noticeable, people dont normally know until i point it out, but i know, and i hate it. So i always do those smiles where i dont show my teeth. If I do smile and show my teeth, its either because i didnt know the picture was being taken, or im just so happy i dont care.