Double exposure photography was so cringe worthy, but so popular for some reason.
I took photography in high school and got a D. I remember the dark room developing pictures that never turned out right. Don't forget that if you opened your camera, then the whole roll of film was exposed.
Good times. Thank God for digital. But I think editing digital has gotten way out of hand. You don't know what is real or fake anymore.
One note, the “disposable” film cameras - which still exist - they actually reuse the camera and resell them freshly reloaded. I don’t know if they did this in the 80s, but I’d think they would as they probably cost more to make back then than they do now.
Yeah I knew someone who worked in a CVS photo lab, and they said they’d send boxes of the empty cameras back to Kodak and Fuji. Still kind of inefficient compared to just using an old film camera, but they have their purposes, like at weddings where they put them out for guests to use.
Lol I can see the photographer now: "Come on people, we want these photos to pop! Alright? We feeling good today? Anyone need a TAB or Fresca? No? Alright, let's go..."
This was an awesome read, thank you, Liz. I myself was a victim of the Sears photo studio for many decades. We even had a van come to our house once and take pictures of us, inside the van, in our driveway! The last time I did a studio photo was with my brother in the 90s. The photographer did such weird colour correcting that my brother had black hair and I had bright red hair. At the time he was blond and I was a brunette.
The last time I dropped off film to be developed, I had a couple of photos of some valuables that I was saving for insurance purposes. Ironically my apartment was robbed not too long after that, and the pack of photos was also taken… I strongly suspect it was someone from Walgreens photo, but I couldn’t prove it and the cops didn’t care. 😒
The mixed plaid on your poor brother is fabulous. They still had those marble hair things in early 2000’s. I got bruises on my hands from how they snapped back with an uncooperative 4 year old.
Holy crap, I was cry-laughing HARD, looking/laughing/going back to look at each photo 4-5 times, laughing harder EACH time. The existential baby one—I CANNOT believe THAT was the best choice the parents could have made of baby pics
My family had one portrait taken before I was born. No more after that. So my brother told me it was because I was adopted. I was not. Then the story became my parents found me in a Salvation Army drop box.
Double exposure photography was so cringe worthy, but so popular for some reason.
I took photography in high school and got a D. I remember the dark room developing pictures that never turned out right. Don't forget that if you opened your camera, then the whole roll of film was exposed.
Good times. Thank God for digital. But I think editing digital has gotten way out of hand. You don't know what is real or fake anymore.
True! Not a fan of AI, too.
I am OBSESSED with your family photo. Everything going on with your brother is so funny!
Agree about the marble hair binders. They HURT to put in and take out.
My sixth grade photo is one of those double exposures. Me facing forward and me in profile. It is RIDIC.
🤣 I can imagine!
OMG. And remember Photomat? "Someday, my prints will come..."
Hilarious and I agree with the ball hair ties, the inventors must never had to wear them or put them in a kid's hair!
This is so awesome!!! You were so cute, but I'm with you on those freaking marble hair things. Ahhh!
Ha! Thanks ☺️
Great pics, especially your family!
One note, the “disposable” film cameras - which still exist - they actually reuse the camera and resell them freshly reloaded. I don’t know if they did this in the 80s, but I’d think they would as they probably cost more to make back then than they do now.
Oh that’s interesting!
Yeah I knew someone who worked in a CVS photo lab, and they said they’d send boxes of the empty cameras back to Kodak and Fuji. Still kind of inefficient compared to just using an old film camera, but they have their purposes, like at weddings where they put them out for guests to use.
I blame 80s photographers
Right? 😆 Like who thought that hideous grayish green would make a lovely backdrop and were they colorblind
Lol I can see the photographer now: "Come on people, we want these photos to pop! Alright? We feeling good today? Anyone need a TAB or Fresca? No? Alright, let's go..."
Those marble elastics were so enticing and then they’d rip a ton of hair out when it was time to undo the ponytail/pigtail they were wrapped around!
Yes! And then they’d bonk your head 🤬😆
Your mom’s hair was 😍!! Was this the late 80s, because the lack of outfit coordination was 😬😬😬.
😆 That photo was from 1981
This was an awesome read, thank you, Liz. I myself was a victim of the Sears photo studio for many decades. We even had a van come to our house once and take pictures of us, inside the van, in our driveway! The last time I did a studio photo was with my brother in the 90s. The photographer did such weird colour correcting that my brother had black hair and I had bright red hair. At the time he was blond and I was a brunette.
Thanks! ❤️
I can’t imagine how those van photos turned out 😆
Far too awful to share!😁
🤣
The last time I dropped off film to be developed, I had a couple of photos of some valuables that I was saving for insurance purposes. Ironically my apartment was robbed not too long after that, and the pack of photos was also taken… I strongly suspect it was someone from Walgreens photo, but I couldn’t prove it and the cops didn’t care. 😒
The mixed plaid on your poor brother is fabulous. They still had those marble hair things in early 2000’s. I got bruises on my hands from how they snapped back with an uncooperative 4 year old.
Oh those marble things hurt like hell when they snapped!
Aww, your "awkward" family portrait is everything! LOVE it!! 🤩
Thanks! ☺️ 😆
Holy crap, I was cry-laughing HARD, looking/laughing/going back to look at each photo 4-5 times, laughing harder EACH time. The existential baby one—I CANNOT believe THAT was the best choice the parents could have made of baby pics
Right? 😆 So cute but also wtf 🤣
My family had one portrait taken before I was born. No more after that. So my brother told me it was because I was adopted. I was not. Then the story became my parents found me in a Salvation Army drop box.
That sounds both traumatic and hilarious (sorry if it was only traumatic though)