One figure in the center is blurry, most likely because he moved slightly during the long exposure time. The picture above illustrates why early cameras made it harder to capture a smile. Moderators of the Free Church of Scotland in 1860, looking sad and blurry. That way, the picture wouldn't look blurry. One common explanation for the lack of smiles in old photos is that long exposure times - the time a camera needs to take a picture - made it important for the subject of a picture to stay as still as possible. 1) Very early technology made it harder to capture smiles So why did people in old photos look like they'd just heard the worst news of their life? We can't know for sure, but a few theories help us guess what was behind all that black-and-white frowning. If your wedding photos look like this one from 1900, your marriage is doomed. Like in this depressing wedding photo from 1900: That's led to the popular belief that people simply didn't smile in old photos.
In most old photos - those taken in the 19th century and early 20th century - people aren't smiling.
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