ET uncovers the the truth about the Anna Nicole Smith photos making headlines.

On Wednesday, ET showed you the picture on the right of ANNA NICOLE SMITH that was being called a so-called "death photo" but we can report that it is in fact an image of the late model goofing around and fully aware that she is being photographed.

The digital time stamp from the camera shows that the above picture on the left, with Anna Nicole looking playfully into the lens, was taken eight seconds before the shot on the right.

Although some Web sites were saying these photos were taken moments after Anna Nicole died, they were actually taken January 12 in the Bahamas in Anna's bedroom.

Anna Nicole's longtime friend HOWARD K. STERN told us that these were just a couple of shots in a series where Anna Nicole was joking around and, while eating her favorite fish sandwich, got tartar sauce on her face.