cwbuff Posted 20 May , 2015 Share Posted 20 May , 2015 Can someone recommend a good service that will convert Great War B&W photographs to color. I have two scanned family photographs that I would like to convert to color. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 20 May , 2015 Share Posted 20 May , 2015 Can't help with your query, I'm afraid. But I'm curious about this - how would the specialist know what colours to use on the photographs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulgranger Posted 20 May , 2015 Share Posted 20 May , 2015 A question I've asked myself, while watching various colorized footage of both world wars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwbuff Posted 20 May , 2015 Author Share Posted 20 May , 2015 This topic is often discussed in a sub-forum on an American Civil War forum. See link below: http://civilwartalk.com/forums/civil-war-photography.94/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooter Posted 6 June , 2015 Share Posted 6 June , 2015 There is a facebook page dedicated to the subject with examples. https://www.facebook.com/pages/WW1-Colourised-Photos/450822585061599?fref=ts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 6 June , 2015 Admin Share Posted 6 June , 2015 These guys, who also have Facebook page with lots of examples, accept commissions (worldwide ) http://www.colourisehistory.com On the other hand if you have Photoshop with patience there are lots of 'how to' videos on You Tube I 've not used them though have liked their Facebook page so usual caveats apply https://www.facebook.com/ColouriseHistory?ref=timeline_chaining Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T8HANTS Posted 6 June , 2015 Share Posted 6 June , 2015 It isn't that hard, a few practice sessions on Photoshop and I did this to one of my family pictures. Finding the right colour is the hard part. Spend the money on Photoshop, and have a go, people may start coming to you then! Gareth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwbuff Posted 6 June , 2015 Author Share Posted 6 June , 2015 Thanks - this is what I was looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_sole Posted 7 June , 2015 Share Posted 7 June , 2015 i guess it's personal preference but I don't like colourized photos at all. The silver emulsion used in Edwardian portrait photography was reactive to both visible and UV light, giving it a distinctive look. it's most noticable on skin tones. Black and brown skin will look MUCH darker, with an almost metallic sheen and white skin will show up pigmentation which isn't usually visible - a slightly tanned face will look grubby. It also renders certain bright colours in a weird way, making them look much darker. Digitally spraying on a colour doesn't make those photos more realistic IMO, it just distorts them. The artist needs to make a lot of guesses and assumptions when choosing what colours to use and the result tranforms the picture from a documentary piece into an artistic one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T8HANTS Posted 7 June , 2015 Share Posted 7 June , 2015 Absolutely, colourising photographs is far more an activity for artistic impression rather than historic data retrieval, that’s the fun of it. Also the original is not lost or destroyed, and if you wish at the end of a session you press delete and no one will ever know what a complete muck-up you made of that attempt. It should not be taken too seriously academically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_sole Posted 7 June , 2015 Share Posted 7 June , 2015 Absolutely, colourising photographs is far more an activity for artistic impression rather than historic data retrieval, that’s the fun of it. Also the original is not lost or destroyed, and if you wish at the end of a session you press delete and no one will ever know what a complete muck-up you made of that attempt. It should not be taken too seriously academically. I'll admit it's fun to play with. I am fairly competent on Adobe Photoshop and had a bash with some digital "hand tinting" of B&W images I'd shot. Took me ages and the results were atrocious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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