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canigetahoohelp t1_j20cuk5 wrote

Reply to comment by StaleTheBread in Whoever first observed the red-eyes camera flash effect must have thought the subject of the photo was possessed or something. by StaleTheBread

Yeah no problem! I see you’re getting downvoted for asking the question… sometimes human beings don’t know things until they ask. Happy to share some insight! It’s definitely the angle of the light/flash.

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StaleTheBread OP t1_j20dqxm wrote

Thanks! I wish people actually read the comments before posting. Then they’d know plenty of people already corrected me

Edit: also I wish people wouldn’t take me so literally. I’m not trying to say early photographers were cowering in fear at the thought of demons.

And on top of that, even if the literal “first” people to see it knew, it doesn’t mean they knew to inform consumers. They may have though, “eh, they’ll be smart enough to not freak out” and then maybe consumers freaked out.

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