What does that young lady think she's doing, sitting up there? Note, too, her "free and easy" style of leaning forward slightly. How Bohemian!
For some reason, I interpret the 1890 photo as a candid shot and the 2010ish equivalent as posed. I guess we're not used to seeing such informally posed pictures in the late Victorian era. I assume that shutter speeds were slow enough that the young women would have had to hold their positions for some time.
It's the young woman on the desk whom I find particularly fascinating. Those clothes signify Victorian decorum and stiffness, yet there she is - on a desk! Cognitive dissonance!
I think the modern equivalent is posed: they're taking up (more or less) the same positions as the earlier photograph, which I assume is deliberate. It's clearly not exactly the same room, since the fireplace is on the other side, but could easily be next door.
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Date: 2013-02-17 07:23 am (UTC)For some reason, I interpret the 1890 photo as a candid shot and the 2010ish equivalent as posed. I guess we're not used to seeing such informally posed pictures in the late Victorian era. I assume that shutter speeds were slow enough that the young women would have had to hold their positions for some time.
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Date: 2013-02-17 09:09 am (UTC)I think the modern equivalent is posed: they're taking up (more or less) the same positions as the earlier photograph, which I assume is deliberate. It's clearly not exactly the same room, since the fireplace is on the other side, but could easily be next door.