• @[email protected]
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      134 months ago

      Everyone being photographed is supposed to say cheese because the shape of the word mimics a smile. Why did you think people said cheese? Lol

      • @[email protected]
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        -14 months ago

        People don’t literally say cheese. They just smile. The photographer tells them to say cheese, and the people smile.

          • @[email protected]
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            -14 months ago

            I know, but nobody actually says cheese except probably 10-year-olds at summer camp. If you want a good photo taken, are you really going to say the word cheese? No you’re not.

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              24 months ago

              Tbf, where and when I grew up (USA, 1980s-1990s), it seems like at least 90% of people taking pictures said “ok everybody say cheese!”, including school photographers/sears photographers etc. I think it was so common because they were limited takes of tangible negatives, so “say cheese!” improved the chances of getting a smiling picture