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Why did people look sad in old photos?
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Why did people look sad in old photos?
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If subjects moved at all, the image turned out blurry. A smile was more difficult to hold for a long period of time, so people grimaced or looked serious. However, technology had improved enough by 1845 that the exposure time was under a minute.
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