Why in the world has it become commonplace for a photographer to ask his/her subjects to say cheese when getting their photo taken? I understand the photographer is trying to lighten the mood. But I also think the intent is for them to make a smiling motion with their mouth. That sound good and dandy except for the fact that saying cheese doesn't really look like you're smiling. Instead you get a photo filled with awkwardly shaped mouths.
What's even worse than this is when photographers try to get you to laugh by telling you to say something off the wall like, "Ok, everyone. Say THANKSGIVING DINNER!" It's a train wreck waiting to happen. No one says it at the same time, no one will smile, it's awkward and this type of photography training needs to be thrown out the window.
But I'm forgetting the most obvious fact. People know to smile when getting their picture taken! It's common sense. We aren't living in the 1860s where it took 30 minutes to get your photo taken. If someone needs to be told to smile for a photo they are probably so incredibly grumpy that you don't want to be within 5 feet of them let alone give them an order to smile. Would you demand Clint Eastwood to smile? I didn't think so.
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