Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Picture This



Ah, Victorians!

Their colorless and humorless lives practically leap from those old pictures.

Of course, our opinion of them isn't really fair.

Photographs back then were formal affairs.

And film exposure times were painfully long.

So, that icky fad of photographing the dead actually made sense, I guess —

No blurry movement worries for Great Aunt Martha!

But what if their lives weren't so sepia and serious?


What if…


PROMPT: What’s their story? Write on!


2 comments:

  1. What great photos! I love the ones of the second couple. Really sweet! Great idea for a prompt, Barb!

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