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A Civil War soldier goofing around (1863)
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Photographs used to be far more expensive, and a really labor-intensive process. Most people couldn't afford to fuck around and "waste" exposures. Someone nearby was probably pissed at this guy, which is hilarious to think about.
Honestly thats part of what makes them so special to me
Yet there's plenty of examples of people goofing around in posed shots.
Somewhere in this community (I think it was, anyway) there's at least one photo of someone posing to look like a disembodied head, which was evidently hugely popular in... I think it was France or Britain, for a while. In the mid-to-late 1800's, I think.
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And the exposure time was longer, so all pictures ended up looking serious.