Hand tinted photographs

This beautiful short film reminds us about a part of the photographic process that most of the people reading this will have never experienced:

These colorized photos of 19th century Japan are from the Harvard University archives. Blind masseur giving massage to young woman sitting on futon, ca. 1890 Boat on Sumida River, near Tokyo Buddhist priests and nuns playing musical instruments on the street, ca. 1890 Children learning calligraphy from master calligrapher, hanging scroll and folding screen with decorative painting in background, ca. 1890 Drawing water from the well, ca. 1890 Ferry boat, somewhere in Japan, ca. 1890 Four…

Add some color! Kodachrome is extinct,but I do not expect to see a return to hand painted photographs. I don't mean "contemporary artists" who ruin old prints by doctoring them up, I mean the real thing, usually done with Marshall's Oil Colors, an early supplier to those stuck with black and white film. One of those "art of the people" things and available to anyone who read the back pages of Popular Mechanics or home hobby publications. Gone the way of candy dishes, aperitifs, formal dress…

Handcoloring your photographs not only allows you intimate contact with the photo but also a great deal of creative freedom.

Handcoloring is the technique of adding color to a black and white photograph. The process dates back to the earliest days of photography and its purpose was to add realism to the prints.

Hand coloring a black and white photograph is a beautiful way to add a personal touch and artistic flair to an otherwise monochromatic image. There are several mediums that can be used to add color to a photograph, including watercolors,... Read More The post How To Hand Color A Black And White Photograph appeared first on Debbie Photos.

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My former teacher, Noreen Bush, was an absolute stickler for the correct use of the hands. We were taught that hands were the most vital element, in no only showing a calm, clean, classical line, but in expressing the storyline of the ballet and the style. She would go on to say that beautiful hands were a sure sign of a perfect classical training. With her lineage of fellow dancers, teachers and mentors, including Eduardo Espinosa, Adeline Genee, Anna Pavlova, Ninette de Valois, and Enrico…

Learn how to get that vintage look by hand-tinting your black-and-white family photographs.

Young Girl with short hair, ca. 1840s-1850s