How to eliminate fake smiles during your photography session

January 22, 2017  •  Leave a Comment

How to Get RealGenuine Smiles From Your Kids

Kids are completely unpredictable. They can be so adorable and easy going and laughing uncontrollably one minute, and the next minute, 

turn that charm off completely. They will typically smile for you all day long until you put them in front of a camera, then they freeze up 

like a deer in headlights. We want to avoid the gritted teeth and bug-eyed forced smiles during our session. 

 

 

baby smiling

Here are some things you can do: 

 

1. Make a list of things that your child thinks are are funny and send it to us prior to the session. This way, we can be prepared and 

add these things into our bag of tricks. 

 

2. Also give us a list of icebreakers for your child –. Tell us the kinds of shows they watch, music they listen to, friends’ names, 

favorite story, etc. This will give us something to talk to them about, and will help them  to forget that they’re are in front of the camera.

 

3. Practice phrases at home to see which ones will evoke the best smiles from your child. (Please, oh please, avoid “Say cheese!” unless 

that really works for you child.) 

 

4. Try out a couple of jokes with them. During the session, we can ask them to tell us a joke and this will typically loosen them up as they 

tell it to us.

 

5. If there is a song that your child loves, load it up to your phone and bring it along with you, or be prepared to sing it for them during the 

session.

 

6. Bring along a bribe (such as a toy, a trip to the zoo, etc.) try and show it to them, or remind them of it, during the session.

 

We look forward to meeting you at your session and capturing some gorgeous images to last a lifetime

 

smiling girl

See you Soon

 

Nicole

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