After the
invention of photography it became clear that its main problem is lack of
colors. So masters who coul colorize photos for exhibitions and print
publications were found really quickly. The history of this craft, that became a
high art, deserves a separate large study. Since colored photography was
invented people colorize only history photos to "bring" them to a modern
audience, enhance the sense of reality. In spite of all the "wonders of
Photoshop" today, as before, colorizing the picture to full similarity with the
color photography is almost impossible. But some virtuosos are sometimes almost
succeed.
For example, Times
Square, New York, 1943
I want to show
the most interesting experiments on the coloring of the images presented on the
historical photoblog Shorpy. 13 more images after the
break...
And let's imagine a civil war in the United
States in color
This is a military depot in Nashville, 1864.
Yes, it is not very realistic, though beautiful!
Quite a remarkable portrait of Lincoln in
1865
A woodman!
There is also this option
The famous picture of Atlanta 1864. with a shop
selling black slaves
1903, shop in New Orleans
1905, the aquarium in Detroit
Terminal in Manhattan in 1907
1911, fire brigade
Imagine how much time should be spent to color a
Christmas tree like this
1920, the Mermaid Club in Philadelphia
1943, Indianapolis
Just a brilliant job - Evening Dallas 1942
An absolute masterpiece of coloring - Grand
Central Terminal in New York, 1941
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