Colorizing photos

[i.spring]

For me, they are all very good and I know these involve a hugh amount of work in photoshop or some other editing program.
So well done to all involved.

I think the portraits are sometimes the hardest. Getting the right mix of colour and depth in the face can be very hard. And trying to decide is a face more yellow or pink or brown or some crazy mix in between is always very hard.

Ian

[Matteus]

thanks guys, much appreciated, Larristers scenes are beyond my skills, though
one shot at Matija Čanić from croatia:



and i.spring you're right, skin is key (+ getting the colours out again - after adding them)

[duchamp]

As you say portraits are very difficult to colorize because of the face.
If I can give you an advice Matteus, you have to use more than one color in the face in order to achieve a more realistic looking. I have spend a few minutes on the las portrait you posted and you can see that using a color for the face and a different one for nose, chin and ears improve the colorized picture.

[Matteus]

hi duchamp,
yes i do like this effect for eg the cheeks, but couldnt confirm these things on real life photos of that era (eg Hugo Jaeger, Walter Frentz).
with an exception on photos taken inside, where it seemed to be very hot, but never saw this on photos taken outside?

best regards,
Matteus

[wangtao]

I recognise real quality work when I see it, and with your work-I see it!, I congratulate you on your skills.

[i.spring]

I think the last is very good but too green.
The guy looks like he eat bad fish.
Here is my changed version. Hope you like it.
Ian :-)

[i.spring]

OK now i am getting nit picky.
I was looking at the pic and i thought the hair colour is just a little artificial for my liking. So I changed that as well.

From collecting original color photos for so many years, I do have a feeling for what is right and automatically wrong in my eye.

Hope you like it.
Ian

[Core_Hagar]

New one from me, Karl-Friedrich Schweickhard:

[Larrister]

Thanks Guys.

Close up portrait photos are hard to colorize. Skin tones vary depending on such factors as complexion, light source and clarity of the photo itself. A face can change color depending on whether it is in light or shade.

I look at where the light source is coming from. If from the side for instance, the side in light is a different to the side in shadow.

I also apply this principle when coloring outdoors photos.

Flesh tones are hard to master and it takes a subtle mixture of several colors to get the right effect.

Areas such as lips, cheeks, around eyes, mouth and even ears can have extra color added to make them stand out.

I try not to oversaturate the colors but it's still hard to get a good balance at times.

I applaud all the people who have contributed their work to this thread, long may it continue.

Larry

[Matteus]

3 from me:


Generalmajor Hermann Kreß




Curt von Gienanth




Eugen Hahn




best regards,
matteus


EDIT:

GL Erwin Rauch

[imi]

[imi]

Herr General! please send for me your email adress,my inner system isn't work!

[Core_Hagar]

Very nice, Imi!

[imi]

Originally Posted by Core_Hagar

Very nice, Imi!

thank you!
here is another one US troops at Solomon Islands

[Herr General]

Here's something from me! -> -> ->

-> The first picture is the original!
-> The second picture is a contrast in colors!

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http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9417/erwinromel.jpg
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5773/erwinromel1.jpg

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By Denis
P.S ->
-> The program is Recolored