Bokeh? Back then? I want to take pictures like this for the rest of my life. (And don't get me started about that coat...I want it.)And so the Library of Congress proves that:
a) People actually moved around in the early 1900s.
b) Photographers appreciated bokeh.
c) Black and white photos are the best thing since...black and white photos.
Notice how the photographer intentionally (or unintentionally) groups his subjects into threes.
And here's a photo of a royal Russian family:
I love this photo for so many reasons. The composition is brilliant. The mother and father are appropriately seated next to each other in the middle. The other family members create a sort of triangular shape around them. The tall, slender sisters form the top of the "triangle," while the younger children are comfortably posed down lower. The long flowing dresses of the mother and the daughter to the far left draw the eyes upwards to the faces. The father, dressed in darker clothing is essentially surrounded by white- which makes for a very dramatic photograph. Furniture is incorporated, but it doesn't distract. The background is undeniably boring- but the natural light shining from the side prevents the image from looking too "studio-like."
