painting or picture?

[snow hedge]

Looks to me its a recolored old photo

[crisp pine]

If you don't mind me asking what is that?

[snow hedge]

So yk how for a long time photos could only be black and white? They would often times ask for a photo to be recolored to match more what it would be in color

It wasnt until the 1950s when colored cameras began to be a thing and even then it really depended on the persons income for a while

[crisp pine]

So you take a black and white photograph and you physically add color with paint?

Or if they didn't use paint what did they use?

[snow hedge]

Not quite. When developing the film they would add the color when in the dark room

Still being part of the film development process

Not paint

[crisp pine]

@snow hedge Shit I was going to take this to a conservator

But I don't know which type

[crisp pine]

I know you probably don't know this but do you know what type of conservator should I take this to?

[snow hedge]

I do not. Sorry

[crisp pine]

Is it just me or is that a creepy ass picture?

[snow hedge]

I mean i can see it but this was actually a common photo style for a long while

Also cameras were not crisp like they are now. They were very much blurry

[crisp pine]

@snow hedge One more question the lifespan of these photos are they pretty good?

Depending on how you take care of them

In your opinion

[snow hedge]

So they can but you gotta make sure theyre in good conditions. They do tend to fade over time but theyre still good

Like for instance keep it in a cool dry place and keep them from direct sunlight

[crisp pine]

But yeah I'm amazed by what conservators are able to do for these types of photos

It's amazing

[snow hedge]

And if you really want to have the image as it was in its prime condition you can do a digital scan and then youll have a permanent copy that wont change so long as you dont delete it

You can also do some photo editing to get rid of weird tints in the photos

[crisp pine]

Yeah but im more interested in like the physical copy then a digital copy if that makes sense

I don't mind spending the money

[snow hedge]

Once again tho idk what kind of conservator to go to as ive never gone to one

[crisp pine]

@snow hedge I don't know much about old photographs but based on what you see is it in good condition?

[snow hedge]

Looks pretty good to me tbh

[crisp pine]

Ty

[snow hedge]

Like theres a little bit of an orange tint on the edge but beyond that its pretty good

[crisp pine]

Not fading? Yeah It hasn't been move in 77 years

It needs a professional clean.

https://youtube.com/@baumgartnerrestoration?feature=shared

You should watch this guy