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In old days, smiling in a photograph would be considered ridiculous. There would be nothing worse than having one’s image forever captured with a goofy toothy l
by matte_black 9y ago
In old days, smiling in a photograph would be considered ridiculous. There would be nothing worse than having one’s image forever captured with a goofy toothy looking grin.
- nerfhammer 9y agoIt's not just the lack of smiling. It's that they were stiff as a board, staring expressionlessly out into space, looking lifeless, taxidermic. The candidness of these photos is interesting because the people look so natural. It's not just the smiling, it's the casual, natural looking poses and expressions, only about half of which are actually smiling. They look actual real life people so to speak.
- icdedppl 9y agoSome of those lifeless-looking people are actually lifeless: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-mortem_photography https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-mortem_photography
- pluma 9y agoIt's rarer than pop culture myths would make you think: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-post-mortem-photographs.amp https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/victorian-post-mortem-...