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Ho-Oh July 6th, 2010 9:07 PM

Smile! :)
 
When you're either taking a picture of yourself or getting a picture taken by someone else, do you force a smile, not smile at all or smile naturally? This question was inspired by the post your pictures discussion thread, which got me wondering.

So yeah how do you smile in pictures?

donavannj July 6th, 2010 9:09 PM

I usually avoid toothy grins because they've always looked forced on my face. I tend to do substitute that by "smiling" with my eyes, sometimes, or by doing a toothless smile/smirk, if I absolutely must smile.

Sammi July 6th, 2010 9:29 PM

I don't do a grin (grins make me look stupid), but I try to at least pull off a small smile, by moving my lips up. Typically I don't smile; not that I'm sad, more that I'm lazy. And I don't want to look neutral in all of the pictures of me.

Or, in smilie form: I do :), but not :D, and try to avoid looking like :|.

♣Gawain♣ July 6th, 2010 9:41 PM

I grin. Although my braces are gone and my teeth is very orderly, I'm still embarrassed about it.

Droidz July 6th, 2010 10:00 PM

If I'm the only person in the picture I'm probably going to force a smile.

But if it's a picture with friends/family then I'll try.

countryemo July 6th, 2010 11:01 PM

ehh if you look at most of my pics, i dont smile. their rather.. emotionless?
i dont force myself to, those are some times when it comes naturally but not in the pics.
I might try to do a fake toothless smile though

Luck July 6th, 2010 11:01 PM

I always avoid showing my teeth when I can, but I usually give a small smile, even if I am pretending.

Citrinin July 6th, 2010 11:10 PM

I'm usually good at faking facial expressions, so even though I'm forcing the smile, it appears natural. :D

BHwolfgang July 6th, 2010 11:15 PM

The only times I don't smile in a picture is either when I'm pissed or when I'm in a situation where doing anything is ridiculous. I tend to make a smile whenever I'm with friends. They make me smile, so I'll smile. :) There are very few photos where I put up a fake smile.

Tyrantrum July 7th, 2010 5:46 AM

I can't smile because I'm emo. Just kidding. ...sort of.

Well, when taking a picture of myself I either forcibly smile or just don't smile at all. When it's someone taking my picture (like school photo) or a picture of me with friends, I usually smile because I'm happy or I force a smile. I usually hate smiling though, because really, I cant smile, and my smiles suck. That is why this year, I'm not smiling in my school photo. If I do end up smiling, it will be without showing teeth.

The word 'smile' has officially lost its meaning to me, now. :D

Cherrim July 7th, 2010 5:52 AM

I always smile because it's just depressing to look back at photos and seeing a frown or a sullen face. XD; But if I really don't care about the picture or I'm thinking to hard about smiling I usually don't show my teeth and just grin instead. I don't know why. :|

Charizard★ July 7th, 2010 6:01 AM

I don't really smile or frown, I just have a plain look most of them time. :/

Elite Overlord LeSabre™ July 7th, 2010 6:28 AM

I try to do that closed mouth type of smile where my lips curve upward. Sometimes it doesn't look like I'm smiling but I am, lol. I don't like showing off my crooked teeth in photos.

Kura July 7th, 2010 8:06 AM

I usually smile because.. well.. why would you want to look back on old times and see a miserable face?

EmeraldSerenade July 7th, 2010 8:32 AM

I make a tiny smile... I have braces, and they don't look the greatest in photos..

HugSomebody July 7th, 2010 9:03 AM

I dislike posing for smiles in pictures because I usually look awkward, the smile forced. ^^; I look good when I'm smiling in shots that I didn't know were being taken.

Zebeedoo July 7th, 2010 10:24 AM

It seems that when someone else takes my picture, I have to force a smile and that doesn't look good lmao. Same as if I was getting my picture took with someone. If I'm on my own taking a picture I just grin/smile naturally. I mainly grin, though. XDD;

Eternal Nightmare July 7th, 2010 12:45 PM

I don't smile....at all. I like to try to keep a neutral straight face when taking pics. Sometimes, when someone is taking my picture I sometimes snicker but hold it in which turns into this creepy smile, and an ugly picture :|.

Throat July 7th, 2010 3:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kura (Post 5944914)
I usually smile because.. well.. why would you want to look back on old times and see a miserable face?

You've completely changed my mind on this matter.

poopnoodle July 7th, 2010 3:58 PM

it's funny; i smile when i'm talking to people but i find posing a smile for photos awkward. it just feels ingenuine, or something. so i usually just make a silly face.

Nick July 7th, 2010 6:21 PM

Quote:

(4:07 PM) `nick: vampire teeth
(4:07 PM) `elli: Pretty eyes
(4:07 PM) `elli: You can smile better than that though
(4:08 PM) `nick: That was an obvious forced smile. :(
(4:10 PM) `elli: Do one that isn't forced.
(4:11 PM) `nick: Then it would be spur of the moment. All smiles are forced in pictures!
I think all smiles in pictures are forced unless the picture is taken when you're not aware someone's taking it, then you uuuuuuuuuuuuusually just look like a creeper. :)

Anyway, when I smile in pictures, I usually put my lower lip infront of my top teeth a tiiiiny bit so they don't look massive, which may be why my lips seem to look so full in most pictures. Um, ex 1 & ex 2. :D?

Pokémon Ranger ✩ Moriarty July 8th, 2010 12:26 AM

I hate, hate having my photo taken, so my smile is always forced. On the whole I keep my mouth shut and smirk. >:

Ivysaur July 8th, 2010 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pokémon Ranger ✩ Moriarty (Post 5947252)
I hate, hate having my photo taken, so my smile is always forced. On the whole I keep my mouth shut and smirk. >:

This, pretty much. If you want to take a picture of me, just do it, don't tell me "Hey I'm going to take a picture of you, smile!".

This said, it's specially annoying for my ID card pictures. I look so awkward in all of them XD

Pokémon Ranger ✩ Moriarty July 8th, 2010 12:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Went (Post 5947254)


This, pretty much. If you want to take a picture of me, just do it, don't tell me "Hey I'm going to take a picture of you, smile!".

This said, it's specially annoying for my ID card pictures. I look so awkward in all of them XD

Oh goodness, ID photos are the worst. I always fear that the photo-booth is going to turn into HAL and not let me leave until I take a half-decent picture. (Which NEVER happens. Ever.) On my university student card I look like an alien. :|

TwinkleClefable July 8th, 2010 12:51 AM

Yeah. It's kinda embarrassing though, when you have a huge overbite that needs to be fixed by surgery..:D

EpsilonE July 8th, 2010 1:20 AM

I have no rays of sunshine leaving my face....... ever

Brendino July 9th, 2010 2:03 AM

I always smile in my pictures, just because I think it makes them look better, even if it might be forced. However, I absolutely HATE when people take pictures of themselves at weird angles, they look away from the camera and make weird faces. Those are the pictures where I wish someone would have smiled... or at least made an attempt to.

Hybrid Trainer July 9th, 2010 2:18 PM

I usualy force smile, but most of the time i avoid pictures because i hate having to show my teeth (there not very nice as i have an extra set o.O) and i look mental if i grin XD

Rokusasu July 9th, 2010 8:59 PM

You've gotta be a ninja to get a picture of me, unless I'm cosplaying.

No matter what I do, I always look like a hamster. Chubby cheeks ftl. ._.;

helix July 9th, 2010 9:13 PM

Well, the thing about photos is that everybody's going to see them for years after they're taken... So why not smile for them? The captured moment's too short to be anything but happy for.
That said, I usually find my mouth twitching madly when I suddenly crack out a big grin/smile for the camera after spending a whole day with a neutral expression.

Sydian July 9th, 2010 9:13 PM

I hate other people taking my picture. It never looks good. I don't smile in the ones I take, and they look much better than the weird pictures I took all throughout my school years. Ugly, big teeth and bad smile ftl.

Zeffy July 9th, 2010 10:20 PM

I usually don't smile when taking pictures, except when I'm forced to. :(

Lickeh Lickeh July 10th, 2010 1:51 AM

I usually fake a forced smile which looks more like a smirk, it's un-genuine but otherwise what else are you going to do? I hate having photo's done; my photo's are always bad.

BareBones July 10th, 2010 3:19 AM

I usually smirk I suppose. I'm not very photogenic, but I tend to look good in natural photos, when I'm not expecting them to be taken.

Binary July 10th, 2010 4:29 AM

It depends on the situation. I normally don't smile. It looks horrible when I try to force myself. I smile..when I want to C:

Gymnotide July 12th, 2010 7:31 AM

Wait, this thread can't die or else mine makes no sense.
I usually don't smile unless it's an important photo D:

World King July 12th, 2010 10:45 AM

Eh, I generally hate smiling, so I just take my pictures without them. I usually only smile on the rare occassions I take pictures with friends (mostly girls).

hiphiphippo July 12th, 2010 10:23 PM

I always smile, unless I'm pissed off. But it never seems to look that good. Lately I've been trying to smile with my eyes, idk if that makes it any better D; and well it's usually fake unless something makes me laugh. Then I have this weird creepy half-laugh face..?

professor plum July 12th, 2010 10:47 PM

Someone remarked tonight, actually, that I'm almost always smiling, even when I'm sad/whatever.
I just like smiling XD;

It's weird. D:

Honest July 14th, 2010 1:19 PM

I usually don't smile at all. Don't like how I look with a smile, to be honest. If I have to smile, definitely, not a toothy one.

mikey July 15th, 2010 6:42 PM

I never force a smile when getting a picture taken, but I do not like to show my teeth. I don't know why, I just smile with my teeth not showing.

Percy Thrillington July 16th, 2010 9:01 AM

It doesn't really make a difference whether I smile or not; I'm still going to look drunk so I don't really care.


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