newly weds in Surry, England in WW1 (1917)
Toronto. From the very beginning, the sine qua non of any portrait photographer or artist was capturing the very essence of his subject. Some images succeeded and some did not. The successes, such as the famous Karsh portrait of Churchill, are recognized by all. The Karsh portrait shows clearly the English bulldog who refused to back down in WW2.
Here are newly weds in Cheam, Surry c1917 during the Great War (WW1). She was about 17; he was about 20. Have a look carefully and see if the photographer captured the ‘essence’s the young couple. While the portrait is lacking in many ways, it is meaningful to the future families of the couple. It was one of the very few of their personal photographs to survive the hectic world of the Great War.
The title above is a famous catch phrase in its own right. Kodak used the phrase in many advertisements to describe a photo taken with their products showing the excitement in the subject(s). I have no idea if the above portrait used any Kodak products.
