What do you make one say before you photograph him

[salemfan]

We all know of being asked to say, "cheese" before our picture is taken, but some people have come up with their own things to make people say. For instance, when I took somebody's picture in front of the site of a proposed train station, I asked him to say, "choo-choo". Also, when my speech pathologist took my picture during a school party, she asked me to say, "AJ" because I like apple juice and refer to it as, "AJ". What other words can you think of to make people say before you photograph them?

 

[Harvey Towers]

In the news just this week was Robert Bray (Canada's Portrait Photographer of the Year ) told Queen Elizabeth:

"Big smile - show some teeth... over here - into the camera."

 

[That Announcer]

Pretty bad, huh?

Personally, I prefer to shoot candids, so usually nothing comes before the snap. What comes after, however, is usually a barrage of four-letter words and a punch to the head for me.

 

[McFraggle]

Smile!

 

[KermieBaby47]

What comes after, however, is usually a barrage of four-letter words and a punch to the head for me.

HI-larious!

I always say some horrible off-the-wall thing like "cheese-fart" or other jibberish to make 'em laugh! Makes good for real smiles!

 

[Beauregard]

"Smile chickey babe, do you want to make the front pages or not?"

 

[That Announcer]

"Smile chickey babe, do you want to make the front pages or not?"

Ha ha!

I just realized that my father (who's also a Muppet fan) usually makes us say "Penguin" before he takes a picture.