Harry Whittier Frees.

By Miss Cellania in Animals & Pets on Apr 19, 2007 at 8:15 pm

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Photographer Harry Whittier Frees used no special effects to create his early 20th century versions of LOL cats. He had to be gentle with his subjects, and wait patiently for the perfect moment to snap the pictures. Link to story. Link to more photos. More here. And here. -via Metafilter


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  1. johan
    Apr 19th, 2007 at 8:35 pm

    Those clothes look awfully tight. Waiting for the perfect moment is definitely easier if the subjects can’t move freely…

  2. James Schend
    Apr 19th, 2007 at 8:45 pm

    1) The last two links to more photos are busted.

    2) Special effects in photography have existed as long as photography has. The most common being the double-exposure. That said, it doesn’t look like Frees made use of that technique… but it’s misleading to say that special photographic effects didn’t exist.

  3. Miss Cellania
    Apr 19th, 2007 at 8:53 pm

    Ah, thanks for the heads up. You’re right about effects; I was thinking editing and manipulation. So I took that part out.

  4. Tinkergirl
    Apr 20th, 2007 at 5:19 am

    But you don’t have the cutest picture of all – the kittens in an airship picture! (I love airships and kittens, equally.)

    http://www.brassgoggles.co.uk/brassgoggles/?p=473

  5. clothmoth
    Jul 13th, 2010 at 3:51 pm

    I love Harry Whittier Frees’ brilliant work. I had Yip and Yap as a little girl. His work has greatly influenced my work as an animal doll maker.


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