Since cameras at that time were manually operated and usually were quite expensive, most people rented them from photography shops when they needed them. Without many chances to practice their picture-taking skills, however, it was reasonable to expect that the quality of the photos taken would not be very good.
由於當時相機是手動式的，加上價格昂貴，一般人都是需要時才向照相館租用，缺乏練習的機會，照片品質不佳似乎也理所當然。