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I wish people still wore suits all the time
I sort of want to start but don't want to deal with the explaining. My buddy started with the nice leather briefcase and he got relentlessly roasted in college.
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Looking at the pictures it seems that they were taken exactly in the moment of greeting the photographer (People with their hands on hats...). The way the function of the camera is described, using the gestures of greeting someone may have nicely helped in keeping his camera a secret. Also: Indeed, very nice to see people smiling in that time! I wonder how much the grim-looking portraits we know add to the cliche of…
Then, having to look that way when being portrayed may stemmed from who were the earliest people being portrayed: Saints, Kings and Queens. That certainly might have contributed to the lack of smiling, yes. From sources I have long since lost, it is my understanding that portraits were expensive, and photographs were serious business. Add to that the fact of...umm, why do we smile for photographs again? I do it becau…
Presumably photographic portraits were done in the style of painted portraits.
To me it seems like some of the young women liked the photographer. Some of my ancestors lived in Oslo at that time, and could be present in some of the photos. As an inhabitant of Oslo myself, these photos are a real gem.
Here's a little more on the camera: https://www.mercurynews.com/2012/08/16/alexiadis-vest-pocket... The photographer would wear the 6-inch diameter chrome camera under his vest. The lens would poke out a buttonhole, and the shutter could be tripped by pulling a cord. The camera could shoot six images on a circular dry plate; the photographer would advance the plate by patting his chest to activate a lever. [...] The…
The first was cooking the gelatin emulsions makes the grain much larger but much more light sensitive.
The second (minor) one was adding small amounts of dyes to emulsions make them sensitive to colors other than blue, so B/W looks more realistic and also is obviously more sensitive.
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Then, having to look that way when being portrayed may stemmed from who were the earliest people being portrayed: Saints, Kings and Queens. That certainly might have contributed to the lack of smiling, yes. From sources I have long since lost, it is my understanding that portraits were expensive, and photographs were serious business. Add to that the fact of...umm, why do we smile for photographs again? I do it becau…
> I've also heard the theory based on exposure times, but by the very late 1800s exposure times had dropped dramatically. Though it could be argued that not smiling was a carry-over from the days of long exposure. Again, though, documentation I've seen simply said, "that's just how it was done". Presumably photographic portraits were done in the style of painted portraits.
Despite any documentation, I think it's just a matter of asking for an answer to a negative action. "Why didn't you smile for your photographs back then?"
"Same reason we didn't do a handstand: why would we?"
Whenever I see pictures from the pre-WW1-era I marvel at the shoes people wore back then. From the outside they appear comfortable, sturdy, and elegant. I wonder which would be more comfortable to wear -- hand-made, customized shoes from a 1900's-inspired, experienced shoemaker, or modern, mass-produced sneakers (which are pretty comfortable to begin with).
I don't know how the 1900 shoes but I much prefer good leather shoes over sneakers.
I wish people still wore suits all the time
I sort of want to start but don't want to deal with the explaining. My buddy started with the nice leather briefcase and he got relentlessly roasted in college.
Whenever I see pictures from the pre-WW1-era I marvel at the shoes people wore back then. From the outside they appear comfortable, sturdy, and elegant. I wonder which would be more comfortable to wear -- hand-made, customized shoes from a 1900's-inspired, experienced shoemaker, or modern, mass-produced sneakers (which are pretty comfortable to begin with).
https://fstoppers.com/natural-light/photographer-snaps-nearl...
http://uk.phaidon.com/agenda/photography/articles/2013/febru...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Tich%C3%BD
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