I have mentioned elsewhere that I use a laughing bag (giggle bag in today's language!!) to bring about natural smiles and laughter in my subjects, without the artificial smiles which I sometimes see in some photos. The laughing bag is quite a child's toy but very often these children's toys bring out effects which I personally like. I attach two pictures for which I used the laughing bag. The trick is NOT to tell the subjects what the bag is and I say that it is a "modern flashlight" which would light up when I press the shutter. The group photo below,from the respected Cathedral Servers brought out the "Jitter bug", while the other one shows natural smiles.
Cathedral servers & Allsworths 014 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
St.Asaph Cathedral voluntary choir concert 23rd July 2016 007 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
Cathedral servers & Allsworths 014 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
St.Asaph Cathedral voluntary choir concert 23rd July 2016 007 by Nathaniel Ramanaden, on Flickr
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