Why people don't smile in photos from 1800's?
effron wrote:
KENT MELTON wrote: I believe it has to do with how long for the exposure take
Yes, it also has to do with teeth, serious dental hygiene is a twentieth century development.......
That and having an armature sticking in the back of your head too.
Also getting a family portrait was considered a very formal, and serious affair. Smiling in photos as a rule did not really start till around the Roaring 20s. This came with the final death of the Victorian societal norms. Lets face it prim and proper died around that time in much of the country.
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