Hand coloring Photographs.
By Phillip A Jones
3 Jan 2008
The first known attempts to Hand Tint Black and White Photographs were by assistants of W.H. Fox Talbot, the Englishman credited with perfecting the paper negative process. After the final prints were produced on a matte surface paper, the applications transparent oil paints and water color.
Hand coloring was used extensively in the Post Card boom in the early 1900's.
The color combinations ranged from gaudy to surreal, some of the colorist created fantastic visions of the various destinations.
After Color Photography for the masses emerged in the 1950's, the use of hand-coloring went into a period of decline. Those who were dedicated to the art
continued through out the years, but most artist gave more attention to color film and printing. Photo labs started to offer services that improve color photos dramatically.
In the late 1960's there was a reappearance of Hand Coloring as an Art form.
Hand coloring allowed Artist to add whatever colors they pleased, some painted "within the lines", some as an Art collage.
The renaissance of Black and White Photography has meant a similar growth in the use and practice of Hand Coloring. Today Artist uses computer generated imagery which allows unlimited possibilties to accomplish the same task as in the past. It gives anyone with a computer to create works of art unthought of with conventional and classical techniques. The major draw back with computer generated imagery is, they don't last very long, they seem to oxidize the minute they leave the printer. The paper and equipment has improved, but the quality can never be compared to the classical print of the past.
I Specialize in Hand Tinting Black and White Photos the Classic way. I
have over 50,000 color negatives which I convert into Black and White prints.
I use exclusively color film to create my works of Art. My Photo Art meets
or exceeds Archive standards. My Photo Art will out live the owners.
I have developed a "2 Zone Technique" that gives me an advantage of how my final print will look. I don't need a patent for my process because only I can take any color negative and bring them back to life. Don't miss out on a chance to own one of these works of Photo Art.
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