Now here is the real deal...
Any suggestions on how to get a real smile out of him?
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Say Cheese!
Gabe has really been workin' his fake smile these days. Consequently it makes it almost impossible to get a good picture of him, in fact he looks like he's in pain sometimes. If I ask him to 'smile,' 'say cheese' or just 'look at the camera' this is what I get...
Now here is the real deal...
Any suggestions on how to get a real smile out of him?
Now here is the real deal...
Any suggestions on how to get a real smile out of him?
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Hmmm... My husband STILL does that kind of thing!
I love them! (The first one is priceless) I actually love the one in his booster seat, even if it is a fake smile. As for getting real smiles, when I'm photographing kids that *don't* want to smile... or won't... I have them say "kimchi!" or "spaghetti!" or anything else that has the "eee" ending. I also find that asking them about a favorite thing, or sport, or toy brings out the smiles. So, for Spencer, "digger" brings out a smile as well... even though it doesn't have the "eee" ending.
i love each and every one of those smiles....fake and real! gave me a giggle this morning too. :)
and i feel ya on trying to get a good photo. noah either does the squishy face fake thing or won't cooperate at all. :(
I think each kid must go through this phase--at least kids like ours who get photographed a lot. Lately, Matthew doesn't even look up from what he's doing. He just says "cheese" very monotone-like and to him that is passable. I have no tips!
Lookin good in Badger Rd, Gabe!
I have no suggestions for getting ride of the fake smile. About 95% of all the pictures we take of Seth are with his silly smile that looks like he is serious pain.
Luckily, Gabe's smile is adorable!
first of all, i LOVE the second and third photos, fake smile or not ;)
second, my friend's son is *still* doing this weird fake smile thing and he's in second grade. she makes him think about farts and poop and it gets a genuine smile every.single.time. ;)
Haha! That's so cute though! Love how is nose is all scrunched up!
I wish I had suggestions, but have you ever seen a family photo of the Schencks? That's right, you haven't. Why? Because none of us can take a good picture to save our lives! Lily is queen of the fake smile and at age 5 3/4, the only way I can coax a genuine laugh and smile out of her is by saying "poop". Hilair. Not. BTW: I happen to think Gabe's smiles are funny and he's gonna show you that he doesn't have to smile on command!
Ha ha, I love all those faces! Especially the ones where he looks kind of annoyed with a scrunched up nose, like "geez, Mom, you're so annoying." I have no advice but I like what Grace and Beth had to say - just talk about poop, I guess!
I LOVE his fake smile!
Ha!! I love all of these smiles, fake or not, they are great! If you find out how to get a real smile on command, please let me know. I have this problem too!
I love Gabe's fake smiles! Even though they aren't real, they are still adorable. Joel does this sometimes, too. I usually find that tickling right before a picture or playing peek-a-boo with the camera works--when he's in the right mood.
i don't know how to get a real smile, but that second to last photo is hysterical! hee hee! i love gabe.
I'm actually a huge fan of fake smiles - Ingrid is really into it now too. I just know that one day I'll look back on the photos from this stage and smile. For real :) (Ok, that was totally hokey, but it's true! I think it's a super fun stage for the kids to be at!)
I love the smiles...fake and rea1! The nose scrunching thing is adorable! I have no advice besides...wait it out...my older two went through that too and the more I tried to "correct" it, the worse it got...eventually they grew out of it!
Ha ha! Love the 3rd one down. When you think about it, learning facial expressions is a very nuanced art. So cute!
that 4th picture totally cracks me up!!!!
no advice on getting a real smile since it's like pulling teeth for me to get a good one out of briar!
We are going through a non-smile phase over here. Colin has been in it since the holidays. I love the fake smiles tho.
Haha!
He is really fun baby!
I love his all smile.
His fake smile make us so hun!
He is so cute! I love both of his smiles.
Little D has started this too...we get plenty of I'm-in-pain looks or else it looks like he is snarling. More often though either I cannot get him to look at me for a photo or he gets up, runs to me, and demands to look at himself on my camera (sometimes I loathe the screen on the back...since D always wants to SEE!).
Gabe's smiles (fake or not) made me smile...for real.
Oh Gabe- fake or not- your smile is great!
I'm going to try Christine's suggestions - Alex never smiles for me...
You should see our wedding party pics... The flier girl and ring bearers had the fakest smiles around!
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