https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:12:28 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813732 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 15:03:20 +0000 erinbaderin 2813732@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just roll with it - I think his “smile” is hilarious and I know I’m going to love looking back at these photos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813691 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 13:38:30 +0000 Foodnerd81 2813691@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both my kids make an intense cheese face these days. I mostly just have to be patient and take a ton. But I also think the cheese faces are adorable and want to remember this phase too. </p> <p>@Corduroy: both years at preschool the photographer has gotten such sweet, natural faces! I want to know how he does it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813678 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 13:22:02 +0000 smuckers 2813678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my nieces and nephew, I would have them make LOTS of faces while I was taking a photo. Like, "Ok, make a sad face. Make a silly face. Make a happy face. Make an angry face. Angrier. Angrier! ANGRIER!" which would usually devolved into laughter and result in some pretty cute pictures. Plus, they LOVED looking at all of their silly faces afterwards. It's not ideal for group settings, for sure, but might be worth a shot (see what I did there :silly: )? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813640 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:13:37 +0000 Mrsbells 2813640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hypatia: DD went through this phase. I would make her do silly faces til she naturally laughed or smiled. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813639 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:08:47 +0000 Corduroy 2813639@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Hypatia: We went through this too. I was shocked last week when we got DD (just turned 5yo)’s preschool photos. She has a nice, natural looking smile. Hopefully it’s the start of a trend. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813638 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 12:06:33 +0000 Ms.Mermaid 2813638@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD makes the worst face when you tell her to say Cheese, but then she relaxes into an actual smile. We have good luck with sayice “ice cream” or something else fun. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813637 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 11:54:48 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2813637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tell my son to say cheese. It's totally a weird cheese face but I love it haha. It's basically 😬😁😆 combo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813633 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 11:46:05 +0000 newlypregnantlady 2813633@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No advice but it’s good to see someone else with a crazy laugher. My daughter’s laugh face looks like she’s screaming. Her non-laughing smile looks like she’s in pain. Right now I just accept it because it makes me laugh. But I know it irritates her grandmother that all photos of her look like she’s upset or in pain. If you have ever seen the show Friends where Chandler can’t smile - that’s my kid (and DH for that matter). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813608 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 10:26:19 +0000 BadgerMom 2813608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep. Laughing is the key. Sometime I can get a good smile with a little tickle, sometimes it just makes him look crazy. I find my best friend is taking a "blast" in these situations so I can pick the best out of like 100 pictures lol. But unfortunately I think it's just the age, they just haven't figured out (or care) what a good smile looks like. I try to remember that I'll treasure these pictures even if DS looks like a total nut. Heck, I'll probably treasure them more... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813602 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 10:19:44 +0000 Hypatia 2813602@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks, ladies! It's just hard for things like group Easter photos and stuff like that. And half the time, her laugh is so silly that she looks like someone is torturing her (squinched eyes, mouth wide open, etc.). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813596 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 10:11:55 +0000 peachykeen 2813596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going to suggest making her laugh but I see @josina: already did :happy: This is what our photographer did with DD1 (3.5) recently with great results. When I try it with her at home she does overexaggerated silly full-body laughs but I can usually get at least 1 decent photo out of the mix. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813558 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 08:44:40 +0000 josina 2813558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can you just make her laugh so it's genuine? Tell a funny joke or sing a funny song? With my DS (3) its getting hard, but I get the best photos if I have him chase me or if he's doing something he genuinely enjoys. Of course that doesn't always work for the 'posed' photos. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/smiling-nicely-for-pictures#post-2813554 Mon, 02 Apr 2018 08:40:33 +0000 Hypatia 2813554@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm having trouble getting my four year old to smile for photos where she isn't grimacing or making a really weird face. If we stand in front of a mirror, she can adjust her smile so that it's attractive, but if she doesn't have a mirror, she just contorts her face into these really odd expressions that look awful. How can I help her learn to make a nice smile? I've even tried saying don't smile at all, but she feels compelled to make a face if she knows I'm taking a picture. </p>