Monday, 6 July 2015

Sepia Saturday 287 : 11 July 2015


A natural response to having a camera pointed in your direction is to smile. It has been drilled deep into our collective psyche over the years that we should "watch the birdie" and "smile". I am not sure when this habit developed - if you look at some of the earliest photographs, there is no trace of a smile on the faces of the Victorian and Edwardian sitters. But for the best part of 100 years, photographs have meant smiling faces: and if you get a group of sitters (or standers) crowded into a photograph, you can more or less bet good money on a smile breaking out somewhere. Our theme image for Sepia Saturday 287 (post your posts on or around Saturday 11th July 2015) shows a group of students - but there is hardly a trace of a smile between them. As far as potential themes are concerned, you might want to go with group photographs, students, or smiles or the lack of them - as usual, the choice is yours. Just post a post and then link it to the list below.

Before you dash off in search of miserable faces, cheer yourself up by taking a quick look at what happy themes are around the Sepia Saturday corner.


That is all for the future. For the time being, just stand still, compose yourself, and smile.



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16 comments:

  1. ScotSue7 July 2015 at 12:26

    No glum faces here with memories of my school and student days.

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  2. Postcardy8 July 2015 at 23:02

    I have a postcard with an old group portrait photo.

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  3. Jofeath8 July 2015 at 23:36

    Some people who did't look like they were happy at school, other who were just seriously minded, and a happy picture to finish.

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  4. Joan9 July 2015 at 00:56

    I am on a Sigford roll.

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  5. Little Nell9 July 2015 at 15:27

    I feel very cheerful after my break in Spain, but it was not always so.

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  6. Kristin9 July 2015 at 21:07

    An 8th grade class photograph of my father and an exert with words from my grandmother about his school experience.

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  7. La Nightingail10 July 2015 at 06:35

    To smile or not to smile - that is the question.

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  8. Wendy10 July 2015 at 13:37

    2 photos in the newspaper

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  9. Éire Historian10 July 2015 at 21:03

    Thanks for the inspiration image. My post is entitled 'The Promise in a Photograph', and as usual will appear on Saturday. Cheers!

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  10. tony10 July 2015 at 23:43

    Miles of Smiles....

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  11. Mike Brubaker11 July 2015 at 04:28

    This week a musical school group with a mix of smiles and frowns.

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  12. Anonymous11 July 2015 at 09:19

    I have a fairly good match this week with the girls' white blouses and ties.

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  13. Brett Payne11 July 2015 at 12:04

    Okay, I'm in with just under an hour to spare.

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  14. Barbara Rogers11 July 2015 at 12:53

    Ah ha, Sepians are posting more and more ON SATURDAY! And here I join you, 8 am EDST, with some old class ROTC photos.

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  15. Unknown11 July 2015 at 14:19

    Another Saturday entry...Class of MIT, 1907...and it's serious business!

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  16. Boobook12 July 2015 at 10:06

    White uniforms and ties ... worn by men.

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