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Title: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: caroclay on Wednesday 26 November 08 19:46 GMT (UK)
can any one tell what sort of picture this is

it is of my grandfather aged 17 as he told us both him and his brother had there picture taken, it was framed within a mirrored edge fram,but  we opened the back of it recently and written on the back of the picture

is daniel 17

fair hair
blue eyes
pale grey shirt
pale grey suit
grey tie

i would love it to be fixed up a bit this is the only copy we have the original went to another member of the family when he died

thank you
carolyn

sorry it not a good scan (it all i have)
l 

 
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: RecycledHippy on Wednesday 26 November 08 20:17 GMT (UK)
Hi

Had a quick play with some adjustments before shutting down

Hope this is better

Hippy :) :) :)
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: caroclay on Wednesday 26 November 08 20:19 GMT (UK)
that is great thanx
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: PrueM on Wednesday 26 November 08 20:29 GMT (UK)
Hi Carolyn  :)

You asked what sort of photo this is...it's an overpainted photograph.  Before colour photography was readily available, it was common for photographic studios to offer a colouring service.  The photos were printed, and then coloured by hand (a bit like we do today except we use photoshop, while they used brushes and paints and dyes).

Cheers
Prue
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: charles w on Wednesday 26 November 08 22:01 GMT (UK)
A paint ShoPro offering.   :D
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: Niksmum on Wednesday 26 November 08 22:46 GMT (UK)
One from me

Irene
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: Aislin on Wednesday 26 November 08 22:56 GMT (UK)
Quick tidy
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: caroclay on Wednesday 26 November 08 23:02 GMT (UK)
thanks everyone they are fab

thank you prue

i wondered because my papa said he had a photograph taken but when the frame was opened it was on thick card rather than paper and did not have the feel of a photo more textured like a painting

thanks again

carolyn
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: mudge on Thursday 27 November 08 00:33 GMT (UK)
Hi carolyn
Here's my colour version
I find it hard to believe he's fair haired though ???
mudge
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: PrueM on Thursday 27 November 08 00:40 GMT (UK)
LOL Mudge...love Smudge's hat - he doesn't look that impressed, though!  ;D ;)
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: mudge on Thursday 27 November 08 01:05 GMT (UK)
She wasn't ------  ;) ;) ;)
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: PrueM on Thursday 27 November 08 02:58 GMT (UK)
Quote from: mudge on Thursday 27 November 08 01:05 GMT (UK)
She didn't ------  ;) ;) ;)

Oops!  Sorry!  :-[
(I always cringe when people call my dog Spot a "he"...mind you, she ain't very ladylike!)
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: caroclay on Thursday 27 November 08 09:06 GMT (UK)
mudge i find it hard to as all the other picture he has dark hair (black & white ones though)

and i can only remember him with grey hair although my uncles do hope they take after him as when he died he still had a full head of hair as in the picture only grey.  so they live in hope of not going bald

ps your cat pic is great don't know how you managed to get it to pose for the pic though 
Title: Re: being cheeky now can i get help with this
Post by: mudge on Thursday 27 November 08 09:25 GMT (UK)
With great difficulty ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D