Manners of the past demanded that the mouth be carefully
controlled, and a small mouth was considered beautiful.
Big smiles
were viewed as silly or mean.
That’s why a serious expression was
common in most painted portraits, both in the East and West.

Even after the invention of photography, the tradition continued.

The spread of cameras and camera companies’ advertising
campaigns changed the trend.
Early photographers were not
very good at getting people to relax in front of the camera,
so they were not satisfied with their photos.
To popularize
cameras, the companies tried to change this by launching
advertising campaigns that associated photography with
celebration.
Companies wanted to show customers that the
camera was a tool for capturing happy moments.
They also
found that happy images helped their sales, so they began
using smiling models in their advertisements.

Official images followed suit, and by the 1950s,
presidents were smiling in their portraits.
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Manners of the past demanded that the mouth be carefully controlled, and a small mouth was considered beautiful.
과거의 예의범절은 입이 조심스럽게 다스려질 것을 요구했고, 작은 입이 아름다운 것으로 여겨졌다.
Big smiles were viewed as silly or mean.
큰 미소는 어리석거나 비열한 것으로 여겨졌다.
That’s why a serious expression was common in most painted portraits, both in the East and West.
그래서 동양과 서양 모두 대부분의 초상화에서는 심각한 표정이 흔했다.
Even after the invention of photography, the tradition continued.
사진이 발명된 후에도 이러한 전통은 계속되었다.
The spread of cameras and camera companies’ advertising campaigns changed the trend.
카메라의 확산과 카메라 회사의 광고 캠페인이 그런 경향을 바꾸었다.
Early photographers were not very good at getting people to relax in front of the camera, so they were not satisfied with their photos.
초기 사진가들은 사람들이 카메라 앞에서 긴장을 풀게 하는 데 별로 능숙하지 않았기 때문에, 사람들은 자신의 사진에
만족하지 못했다.
To popularize cameras, the companies tried to change this by launching advertising campaigns that associated photography with celebration.
카메라를 대중화하기 위해 카메라 회사들은 사진과 축하를 연관 지은 광고 캠페인을 시작하여 이것을 바꾸려고
노력했다.
Companies wanted to show customers that the camera was a tool for capturing happy moments.
기업들은 카메라가 행복한 순간을 포착하는 도구라는 것을 고객에게 보여주기를 원했다.
They also found that happy images helped their sales, so they began using smiling models in their advertisements.
그들은 또한 행복한 이미지가 판매에 도움이 된다는 사실을 발견했으므로, 광고에 웃는 모델을 사용하기 시작했다.
Official images followed suit, and by the 1950s, presidents were smiling in their portraits.
공식적인 이미지도 그 뒤를 따랐고 1950년대에는 대통령들도 초상 사진에서 웃고 있었다.
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