3 Tips To Smiling More Naturally In Photos

We’ve all been there, it’s photo time, your photographer yells say cheese …. snap. You look at the photo and you think to yourself, “why am I smiling like that?” Try these 3 simple tips for a more natural smile the next time you take photos.

1. Don’t Say Cheese Say Money Instead
   Why do we even tell people to say cheese when it’s photo time. Did you know that saying cheese actually makes your smile look fake because it cause your face muscles to stretch unnaturally. And that’s not the goal, you are trying to make your smile look natural and look good doing it. So the next time someone points a camera at you say “money”. Saying money causes your face muscles to stretch into a more natural and flattering looking smile. Plus who doesn’t like the sound of money.

2. Place Your Tongue At The Roof Of Your Mouth
   Imagine this, you look at a photo and know you don’t like it but you can’t tell why. Well the reason is because your face is tense. The trick to relaxing your face when taking photos is to simply put your tongue behind your front teeth. This simple trick works wonders at lifting your face and helping you look more photogenic. Learn more tricks to look more photogenic in photos.

3. Just Laugh
   You probably never noticed but when you are laughing you are giving your most genuine smile. So try laughing even if you have to fake laugh. Something about fake laughing causes you to actually laugh. So don’t hesitate to laugh even if you have to fake it.

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