There is a time and place for colorization. These are good examples. I love a stark black and white image, though. If someone chooses to ruin Ansel Adams’ work by adding color, I will be very disappointed.
This brought vivid memories of my childhood flooding back. My mom used to color portraits to earn some money and the smell of the paints is one I won’t forget. I was amazed at how she brought those images to life. There were always snips of hair and fabric decorating her space. Thanks!🙏
Love this line , "A photograph is a biography of a moment".
I had colorized some very old family photographs from the 20's & 30's using Marsahall's photo retouch colors, and given them as wedding gifts. But now you can easily do it with Photoshop in just a snap.
The "creative revival" colouriztion seems to promise sounds swell, but it doesn't work for my aging b&w sensibility. Black and white objects were born that way and for me--despite the admirable subtlety of your argument--so they ought to remain. For me colopurizxation--aftyer the fact---simply reads as enticement, a form of soft sell. I reckon I'm a chromatic Luddite!
My dad was a lineman; he pulled too many of his friends and coworkers down, some dead, some for whom living would be a forever altered experience. I had no concept then of the danger, pressure and heartbreak he experienced while making a living to support 5 kids. When I came to understand it better, it altered my perception of my childhood experiences and I was able to understand and appreciate why he was the way he was. This brings it all back. Thank you!
There are apps which allow you to colorize old photos in seconds. I’ve used them on B&W photos of relatives. B&W is abstract and distancing, so the people in them stay in the past. There is an immediacy in color that brings these people into the present. This humanizes them.
Mi piacciono le fotografie moderne ,colorate,con colori chiari e luminosi,che regalano una immagine viva dei soggetti impressi nella foto.sia che ritraggono soggetti animati che bellissimi panorami della natura Amo un po' meno le immagini in bianco e nero,specie se ritraggono personaggi dall' aria triste e povera, sfondi nei quali è evidente la miseria dei luoghi,la deprivazione e la
There is a time and place for colorization. These are good examples. I love a stark black and white image, though. If someone chooses to ruin Ansel Adams’ work by adding color, I will be very disappointed.
That was my first thought, too.
These are fantastic. They bring to life past moments of genuinely “real” people. Humanizes everyday events. Thank you.😊
These are amazing photos with amazing stories.
Photography tells us so much about the past…
Thanks for your always insightful newsletter!
This brought vivid memories of my childhood flooding back. My mom used to color portraits to earn some money and the smell of the paints is one I won’t forget. I was amazed at how she brought those images to life. There were always snips of hair and fabric decorating her space. Thanks!🙏
Love this line , "A photograph is a biography of a moment".
I had colorized some very old family photographs from the 20's & 30's using Marsahall's photo retouch colors, and given them as wedding gifts. But now you can easily do it with Photoshop in just a snap.
Amazing
The "creative revival" colouriztion seems to promise sounds swell, but it doesn't work for my aging b&w sensibility. Black and white objects were born that way and for me--despite the admirable subtlety of your argument--so they ought to remain. For me colopurizxation--aftyer the fact---simply reads as enticement, a form of soft sell. I reckon I'm a chromatic Luddite!
My dad was a lineman; he pulled too many of his friends and coworkers down, some dead, some for whom living would be a forever altered experience. I had no concept then of the danger, pressure and heartbreak he experienced while making a living to support 5 kids. When I came to understand it better, it altered my perception of my childhood experiences and I was able to understand and appreciate why he was the way he was. This brings it all back. Thank you!
the CPR photo is exceptional telling us in '67 linemen must have gotten trained in lifesaving.
James - how can I get a full rez copy of the iron workers? One of them is my Grandpa.
I’ve seen some still pictures that have been given some animation… how do they do that
There are apps which allow you to colorize old photos in seconds. I’ve used them on B&W photos of relatives. B&W is abstract and distancing, so the people in them stay in the past. There is an immediacy in color that brings these people into the present. This humanizes them.
Thank you! I enjoyed this!
Mi piacciono le fotografie moderne ,colorate,con colori chiari e luminosi,che regalano una immagine viva dei soggetti impressi nella foto.sia che ritraggono soggetti animati che bellissimi panorami della natura Amo un po' meno le immagini in bianco e nero,specie se ritraggono personaggi dall' aria triste e povera, sfondi nei quali è evidente la miseria dei luoghi,la deprivazione e la
mancanza.
“ I don’t think I’ve ever seen a truly great color photograph”~Richard Avedon
“Black and whit is the actor’s best friend.”~Orson Welles
“Ted Turner: keep your damn crayons away from my films!”~Orson Welles
“You cannot know a person from a color portrait. Only in black and white is the soul revealed.” ~Barbara Fiorello