Submitted 22 hours ago by Mickey7@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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Post Mortem photography during the Victorian Era - In a time where premature death was common, people would take pictures following the death of family members to commemorate them and ease the grieving process.
You’ll notice these people are usually less fuzzy in the death pics because the shutter speed was pretty long and they aren’t moving.
Yes, and also it was hard to hold a smile throughout the process, so people in photos from that age tend to look weary, because they did not smile.
I imagine it’s also hard to hold a smile while you’re holding a corpse. That sounds like a “one or the other” type of thing tbh.
excellent point
At this point, all three of them are dead. :)
Your comment reminded me of my habit of watching old movies and always thinking about how EVERYONE in the movie is dead
It’s sad if you think about it too much…
I have a copy of Young Frankenstein with commentary from Mel Brooks. It’s basically how everyone involved in the film, except him, is dead.
“So this scene, lighting director was absolutely amazing, he’s dead.”
Prove it
I didn’t even know she was sick.
She looks pretty good for someone who’s dead. Wonder what her cause of death was
Ok, why not? Why in the “shitpost”?
From what I’ve been seeing in this sub lately, I’m not even sure I know what the fuck a shitpost is. Am I wrong or are they wrong?
If you have to think about what a shitpost is, you are definitely wrong about what a shitpost is.
She was already dead when the picture was taken.
Yes, I have read the description. So?
shalafi@lemmy.world 15 minutes ago
There’s still life in the old lady yet!