I did NOT want to pose for my photograph. And I remember it clearly - I didn't feel like smiling and didn't want my Uncle Keith to take my photo. Well, would you with that haircut? And a skirt made to match my mother's dress. (I always wonder where her other leg is...?)
Smile? No way. No how.
Haha. Reminds me of most of the photos taken when I was a child. I still hate having mine taken. I particularly recall one where I was wearing a very smart red blazer (of course the pic was black and white but I remember the blazer colour), which would have been fine if my younger brother wasn't wearing one exactly the same...aargh!
ReplyDeleteFR found this in an old box - goodness knows why it was there on its own. Made me laugh to see it again. There's a matching one - taken only a few minutes later - with me 'smiling'. Obviously my mum got to me. You've never seen such a fake grimace in your life! Remember it well - it can be so odd to have all those attached memories flooding back, can't it?
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Fabulous! I know exactly what you mean and then I subjected my children to the same.
ReplyDeleteI have seen this face on my children at one time or another...now I know I have done the same to them too. Oh dear, it just goes round and round. I wonder what our children will do to theirs?
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I suspect we subject our children ( and grandchildren for those who are older than you Annie ! ) to far more of the "Pose for the photo " pressure. In those days, at least we were worried about not wasting too much film and only taking 24 or maybe 36 photos during a whole 2 week holiday. Now, digital photography, phone cameras etc mean every monet seems to be captured someway. I love the way our grandchildren expect to view the photo straight after it is taken, to give their approval ( or not)....no waiting for the developing at the chemist. The photo is brilliant though Annie....an it is an expression I have never seen on your face ! Jxxx
ReplyDeleteIt is different these days when we can see our photos immediately. I think we've got better at taking them but we've lost the excitement of waiting to see how they've turned out - two weeks later!
DeleteWhat has made me laugh is that we all looked at it and said, 'Ruy!' - guess some expressions are genetic!
As you have shown, some of the most wonderful photos are of those who are not expecting their photo to be taken. But the ones of family are always precious, no matte what the expression!
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It was a wonderful haircut... I had one just like it!!
ReplyDeleteCouldn't mothers be cruel sometimes! I had straight, fine hair (still do!) and it offered no incentive to my mother to make it look nice. The worst thing was when she sent me to a Christmas party with a great big white bow in it! Sigh...
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You didn't do what I did then - waited until the last moment, then stuck my tongue out! I still have the photos.
ReplyDeleteNo, no, I was far too affronted to do something cheeky. I was very stubborn and resistant but usually obedient....I can't think of a single photo of me sticking out my tongue! I do now though!
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No ringlets, then...lucky you!
ReplyDeleteRinglets? Moi??
DeleteGo on...show us picture of you in ringlets one day, Helen. Axxx
I was not a big fan of having my photo taken either , not much as changed , but people insist on taking it.. My grandchildren love having theirs taken and just like another reader , they want to see if straight away . My four year old granddaughter says , Nanny you can always delete it , if it is fuzzy lol .. she even knows how to do it,
ReplyDeleteHow times have changed! My dad had a cine camera and that was much more fun - I liked to be filmed and we used to love watching - without sound - our holiday antics later in the year. There's something very nostalgic about cine film, regardless of the content.
ReplyDeleteChildren are much better at the latest technology - my children think I'm hopeless, yet I worked in IT for years!
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That's got me smiling reminiscently at some of my own childhood photos, Annie. I just love your stubbornly unsmiling expression. :-) Your mother's full skirt also takes me back to my early teens when we tried to get our skirts to stand out almost horizontally, thanks to lots of net petticoats....
ReplyDeleteI was serious, wasn't I? I love to see that honest childish face - I sometimes feel just the same inside now but don't like to show it.
DeleteMy mum had such a surprise to see this photo appear on my blog! She also remembers the occasion very clearly but has no idea where her other leg was...
Full skirts have yet to make their comeback. Hmmmm.
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