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Don’t Smile for the Camera : huh?

May 8, 2008
written by - Lorne :: arcane, fascinating, funny, hmmmm, just odd, portraits, wedding

came across this exhibit listing the other day... WHY SO SERIOUS? A NEW EXHIBITION EXPLORING EXPRESSION IN EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS Have you wondered why people in early photographs wear such solemn expressions? Deerfield’s Memorial Hall Museum’s exhibition, Don’t Smile for the Camera -- 75 daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, albumen prints, and 26 platinum prints by Deerfield’s Allen ...

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I knew it was OK to keep asking why! – so give your kids a break

February 4, 2008
written by - Lorne :: arcane, funny, hmmmm, kids

When I was child, I was apparently a *bit* curious and drove those around me crazy with questions, especially the much dreaded - but why. That hasn't changed much. Who knew I had stumbled on perhaps the magic formula for problem solving! The five whys is a question asking method used to explore the cause/effect relationships underlying a ...

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