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Another Espeland outing - are we having fun yet? Laura, Eric and Dorothy are on the right of this sombre looking group. " The earliest photography film was so "slow" that subjects had to stay still during a long exposure time. To avoid blurring, photographers had their subjects adopt poses and expressions they could "hold" until the shutter finally closed. Usually this meant no smiling. It is why so many early photo portraits are of seated, dour-looking people. "