Why Didn’t They Smile?

Serious faces, wild guesses, and fascinating facts—why old photos were grin-free zones.

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“If you only have one smile in you, give it to the people you love.” ~ Maya Angelou

“A simple smile. That’s the start of opening your heart and being compassionate to others.” ~ Dalai Lama

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References for this episode:
Online References:
https://www.upworthy.com/why-didn-t-people-smile-in-old-photographs-it-wasn-t-just-about-the-long-exposure-times

https://time.com/4568032/smile-serious-old-photos/

https://fstoppers.com/originals/heres-why-people-hardly-ever-smiled-old-time-photographs-408526

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/12/01/researchers-have-discovered-a-surprising-reason-we-smile-in-photos/

https://medium.com/@samwooddoowmas/smile-6fb3c2c9fb3c

https://aeon.co/essays/a-history-of-the-smile-through-art-culture-and-etiquette

Attributions and Credits:
This video includes multiple AI generated images and composite images that use an AI source
Music: Future King of Heaven, Leaning On the Everlasting Arms, and In The Sweet By and By- by Zachariah Hickman. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCxXuycyfYH17CZ_1NtwX1g
Images and video from Wikimedia Commons, iStock, Getty, and generated with AI as noted in video.