Colorizing photos

[Thälmannpionier]

still have problems with the background...i

[Thälmannpionier]

do I have to select each single cloud,leaf and piece of wood,to get a realistic background??

[Larrister]

Here's a couple of portraits I'm working on at the moment.

[Larrister]

2.

[Thälmannpionier]

sorry that I've pinched this pic from another Thread...I just used it to practise..
and here's the result..
ORIGINAL

[Thälmannpionier]

in colour

[R MICHAEL]

great job you two... I am getting into this. Here is one I am in the middle of right now, myself....

[Thälmannpionier]

I think I've got a new hobby now. .Thanks guys..lets keep this Thread alive with lots of nice colorized War Time pics

cheers
Andreas

[R MICHAEL]

What do you think Larry and Ian? this is the finished product as far as I am concerned. Give me your honest feedback..

[Larrister]

Your colorized photo is great! Skin tones vary from person to person depending on whether they are in strong light or shade and colorizing skin is tricky. I think you got this one about right. Keep up the good work.

Larrister

[Tim DC]

Here is my first attempt, half an hour of work.

As you see, the background still looks kindah black and white. Any tips on colorising such a blurry background ?



Colorised



Some brightness and contrast adjustment to make it look more realistic/period



Any further comments and tips would be appreciated

[Tim DC]

I this. Thanks for starting this thread, and thanks Ian for the great "manual".

Here is my second photo, only half an hour of work.





Any tips on how I could improve the result are of course welcome.

[Lisa Thompson]

My father does digital photo restoration and colorization professionally.. Most times he goes pixel by pixel using an older version of Photoshop on a high-end Mac system. This is not a plug, but you can see here in an old wedding photo a sample of his work.

Lisa

[Glenn McInnes]

Great stuff really outstanding..


Glenn

[Bernard]

We should do a contest starting all from the same photo.