Any tips for smiling for a photograph???

Question

Any tips for smiling for a photograph???

Answer 1

1 Face the camera. Rotate your body slightly while keeping your head straight toward the lens. Position one food behind and slightly diagonal to the front foot. Stand up straight and keep your arms relaxed and at your sides. This length and rotation shapes a nice silhouette for a woman. Men may want to face the camera head on with their whole body when being photographed.

Step 2 Make eye contact with the lens. Try to project some intensity, and focus on one spot so as not to look dazed. Too much intensity, however, will communicate a stiff demeanor.

Step3 Begin by smiling as naturally as possible, but make the following facial adjustments to shape the lower part of your face. Flex the muscles below the lips slightly to widen your smile and tighten your otherwise slack chin. Smile through your cheekbones, but widen the eyes simultaneously so that you avoid squinting.

Step4 Lengthen your neck and stick out your chin slightly. Imagine there is a “C” running from your chin and jaw line down through the hollow at the base of your neck. This image will keep you from haphazardly loosening your chi, which creates the dreaded double-chin effect.

Step 5Think of something pleasant or enjoyable when you smile for the camera. When the camera clicks, you want to appear earnestly happy.  

Answer 2

Who says anyone has to smile for a photograph?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pook...

Answer 3

Think of someone/something that makes you happy.

Answer 4

practice in front of a mirror right before the picture... i know it sounds cheesy but it works.

Answer 5

I've always found my best smiles were actually laughs.  Think of something funny.  Have the photographer tell you a joke.  This kind of smile will show on your whole face, and not just your mouth.  

Answer 6

I was always told to think of something funny or a whoopee cushion. It works every time for me.

Answer 7

Say cheeeese! LOL, just kidding. If the photographer can't make you smile, then he/she isn't a good photographer. It's a shame they hire nobody's to photograph our children.

Answer 8

Turn and run as fast as you can with your arms dangling in the air!

Answer 9

Don't look straight to the camera