Do you "Say Cheese" when you are taking a picture?

I have no idea where this came from but have always said it and still do.....

I usually don't say cheese while taking a picture.Sometimes with friends we do for fun,nicely flashing our teeth.Lol. When we say cheese our mouth spreads in a smile like expression.That might be the reason why people say 'cheese' while taking a picture.

I dont really say cheese either unless im taking pictures of kids in the family or friends.Nah i dont say cheese when someone takes a picture of me i dont even like having my picture taken.Yes its just something i grew up saying when i was a kid when my picture was taken.I guess because when you say cheese it makes a smile.

I don't think I say it when someone takes a picture of me. I do tell the person that I'm taking a picture of to "say cheese" sometimes though especially if they are children. I don't really know why I say it and when I say I don't really think about it. It's just something that I say sometimes. I haven't really thought about the history behind it though. That would be interesting to know how that saying got started.

I have no idea where or how it started from saying "cheese" when you take your pictures. I have been saying it and still do.Maybe its been around for many decades and there's no telling how long since its started whoever said "cheese' first must made the history.

When I was a kid I used to say "cheese".That time the photographer asked us to do so.We all were very happy in doing so.But as I grew up,I stopped it because I knpw he just want you to give a nice smile...

I used to say that when I was younger and having pictures taken but that saying is almost a thing of the past here now. People say different things like macaroni and cheese or say something else that is funny to get us to smile. I do not know the history of this saying but it definitely is not used as much now. I do not ask people to say this when I am taking photos.

I always hated this and thought it was embarrassing when I was little so I never did it. I would just feign it and smile. I lived in Japan for 4 years where everyone instinctual throws up the peace sign when a camera is whipped out, even a cell phone camera. I've even heard Japanese yell out, "Chiizuuu!" while throwing the peace sign. I still prefer to say nothing and smile. All I know about the history of cheese is how it makes your mouth turn into a smile. I don't know when it all first started.

I used to say it every time when I was posing as a kid. I never say it now unless we are taking a family photo and the kids demand we all say it. My kids on the other hand say it every singlr time we do pictures.

Actually, I can smile without the word "cheese". Perhaps, the photographer saying that to you wants you to show your teeth and from that, you will appear smiling. But when I am the one taking pictures in the younger ones, I usually tell them to say "cheese".

I try to be different when taking pictures, especially if I'm taking them of kids. I'll tell them to say Pickles or something else that will get them to smile or giggle that will look more natural in the pic. It catches them off guard because they expect to be told to say cheese and they'll grin right at the camera. :D

I dont say cheese before th picture snaps any more. I dont know why I just stopped saying it! I never got the feel for saying it lol.

i usually have to yell "hey" just to get them all to look in the same direction LOL i have wondered where cheese came from though.. it's an odd saying

yeah i do....

Yeah sometimes I say either "cheese" or "smile" or even count 1 to 3. Well I don't know the history of it but I just use what people use :)

yah,,,,say cheese are very famous when you taking a picture,,,but some photographers its better to say eight,,,better result of pic....

yup sometimes. it is a cute act when everybody says cheese. it is like a sign that everybody in the picture is really bonded together. saying cheese is your own way of expressing yourself in a nice way.

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I have no idea of the history of saying 'cheese', but I would love to know. I suppose it is the once word that summons up the perfect smile for a photo. I won't say it though unless someone asks me too first.

When I was younger I had to say it for school photos and stuff, it always made me laugh. All I know about it's origins is that cheesing is slang for smiling. I think it's an intresting tradition.