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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: trellisick on Wednesday 12 October 05 20:41 BST (UK)
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this is a photo of my father and his sister about 1911 it would be interesting to see how it could be improved, or coloured (http://)
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Hi Kali
Hope you like this version
Regards
Iria
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Here is my try.
Bryan
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and another.
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hi all,terrific work as usual but i also think the original is
lovely and looks like a painting ,does anyone know what
that type of photo is called?
anne
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Hi Anne,
It's a bit hard to tell what type of photograph it is from the scan you've posted. Do you have the original photo? Is it possible to post a scan of the whole thing (shrunk down), with colours as close to the actual photo as possible?
By the date it's more than likely that it's a silver gelatine print but if I can see the colour then I can probably narrow that down a bit.
Cheers
Prue
P.S. Also have a look at the top of the PHotograph Restoration board, there is a topic called "COnservation of Original Photos" and in there is a list of websites you can use to identify and give a date to your photographs.
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Any suggestion on colour scheme?
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Couple more
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Hi Anne,
It's a bit hard to tell what type of photograph it is from the scan you've posted. Do you have the original photo? Is it possible to post a scan of the whole thing (shrunk down), with colours as close to the actual photo as possible?
By the date it's more than likely that it's a silver gelatine print but if I can see the colour then I can probably narrow that down a bit.
Cheers
Prue
P.S. Also have a look at the top of the PHotograph Restoration board, there is a topic called "COnservation of Original Photos" and in there is a list of websites you can use to identify and give a date to your photographs.
hi prue,not my photo,sorry if i confused things.
anne
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OOps, sorry Anne, my mistake ;D Shoudl have read back through the thread....
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can i just say i am just amazed by your expertize in this field of restoration i love every one, i do like the colourization, i wonder if they were the colours of the dress, any way i do have the original but it is about two foot by three foot dificult to scan, it is a normal photo but my friend took a photo of the original with a sepia lens and this is the pic i have posted, i love every one of your pics and can't thank you enough for your efforts, just can't believe how good you people are, and gippeswyc i thought you were going to have a rest!! you just can't resist it can you, thank you all very much, your brilliant!!
kali.
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Ah well, the mention of the size of the photo answers the question of why it looks like a painting (the question asked by Anne about Kali's photograph!)
It would be an ordinary silver gelatine print, probably on matte paper (they could make it matte by adding silica or starch to the emulsion) and then painted over, usually with watercolours but it could be gouache or oils, or even dyes.
It was a pretty common practice, especially with enlargements for display, because the enlargement would usually be a bit blurry, so they could make it look clearer and sharper by colouring it in.
Prue