Season 5 family
Let’s unpack this and people’s complaints so I can “twist myself in knots” trying to make it seem nice.
“They’re not even smiling. Claire looks grumpy as ever. Surprised her arms aren’t crossed.”
Old timey photos are like that. It is also more useful if you are hinting at a bit of discord (remember the selling of dog face and having to trade your loved like a son nephew for him?) If your characters don’t look like “bygones”.
“It’s not even that they aren’t smiling. Look how far apart they put Sam from the rest if the family. They hate him”
He is holding the baby. He can’t hold the baby on his other hip, that is where his pistol is. And, if he turns to face forward the baby will have his back to the camera, and can’t rest comfortably on either hip (costuming and props, remember). If Sam turns to be angled toward the group then the baby’s back would again be to the camera, AND blocking most of Jamie’s torso and probably some of his face. Positioning people and babies together in a shoot is not easy, and if an infant is at all tired, uncomfortable, wet, wanting mom, scared, bored, angry, shy, hungry, or a baby then you get the pic that works the best, as fast as you can.
But, hey, it’s a day that ends it “y”, so let’s be assholes instead.
