Marco Réardon Photography
Les soeurs Gaudreau / Gaudreau Sisters, 1912
Stunning Black and white photo taken in 1912 of the Gaudreau sisters restaured and colorized by Montreal photographer Marco Réardon in March of 2021. Unknown original photographer. They lived in Stanbridge East, Québec, a few kilometers north of the US border.
I believe their startled looks may indeed have had to do with posing. Many cameras from that era required quite a long exposure. They likely would have been told to try not to blink; and the natural reaction when trying not to blink is to stare wide-eyed. You saw this a lot with portraits, esp. those old shots of Civil War soldiers and miners headed to the gold rush.
Les soeurs Gaudreau / Gaudreau Sisters, 1912
Stunning Black and white photo taken in 1912 of the Gaudreau sisters restaured and colorized by Montreal photographer Marco Réardon in March of 2021. Unknown original photographer. They lived in Stanbridge East, Québec, a few kilometers north of the US border.
I believe their startled looks may indeed have had to do with posing. Many cameras from that era required quite a long exposure. They likely would have been told to try not to blink; and the natural reaction when trying not to blink is to stare wide-eyed. You saw this a lot with portraits, esp. those old shots of Civil War soldiers and miners headed to the gold rush.