Why no funeral photographers?

6 years 6 months ago #544499 by Screamin Scott
Funny this came up. I was at the gym yesterday & the SyFy channel had a movie on where a guy's grandfather was a famous funeral photographer who posed & photographed deceased people. Seems this type of Photography was popular in the late 1800's. Not so much today.

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6 years 6 months ago #544502 by Shadowfixer1
There is a whole group of these type of photographers in India. That is their only business. I saw a show on it a few months ago.
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6 years 6 months ago #545459 by tobythephotoguy
I wouldn't say it's common by any means, but I have seen shoots recently of mothers cradling stillborns. Morbid, but fascinating


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6 years 6 months ago #545502 by Vahrenkamp
Not trying to be a wise ash, about this.  But what do they do if they want the photos to look a certain way?  Bend the dead body around like gumby?  


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6 years 6 months ago #545542 by Rohan Tushar
For one, what will you use in substitute to "smile"?


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6 years 6 months ago #545751 by Allen D
Talk about a depressing gig that would be.  Sorry no thank you.


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6 years 6 months ago #545760 by Joves

Vahrenkamp wrote: Not trying to be a wise ash, about this.  But what do they do if they want the photos to look a certain way?  Bend the dead body around like gumby?  

:rofl:
Sure why not.
Put a beer, or their favorite drink in their hand, and then a really nice cigar in their mouth for effect. All of their party pals around them for a group photo.


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