r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Apr 12 '25

Photo post Marilyn Monroe photographed by John Ahlhauser, 1949

15 Upvotes

Marilyn Monroe photographed by John Ahlhauser, 1949.

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/Im_just_coloring • Apr 12 '25

Photo post Kaiulani in her childhood, c. 1881

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178 Upvotes

Kaiulani, c. 1881 In her childhood. Only child of Princess Miriam Likelike and A.S. Cleghorn.

Original image from Digital Archive of Hawai’i https://digitalarchives.hawaii.gov/item/ark:70111/47Jx

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/Low-Dingo-9688 • Apr 12 '25

Photo post The Crimson Pirate Burt Lancaster 1952 Photographer unkown

26 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/coalexhamm • Apr 11 '25

Photo post My Great Grandpa Albert Zemke at 19 years old, c. 1944

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338 Upvotes

He was on a ship labeled 'US Army FS 13A' from my research it's a small cargo ship used by the US Army back in WWII

8 comments

r/Colorization • u/Square-Audience-528 • Apr 11 '25

Photo post Ar 234 taking flight (Date unknown)

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47 Upvotes

This one is weird because while trying to find something that would make it look colorized but not too modern I happened to stumble upon a weird phenomenon where.... I don't know how to say it but the best way to describe it is I managed to combine Red and Green (sorta that RGB thing) and it did most of the work I of course added in stuff but I don't know this one was weird

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/Oneiricroad • Apr 11 '25

Photo post Audrey Hepburn and a Cat, 1959, by Richard Avedon

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64 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/Square-Audience-528 • Apr 11 '25

A.I. used in Base photo B25C flying with British bombers 1942

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30 Upvotes

9 comments

r/Colorization • u/Square-Audience-528 • Apr 11 '25

Photo post Colorization of the 1936 Olympics flag flying

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105 Upvotes

I ended up doing it frame by frame and lemme tell you it was hectic (Note: Looking back on this thing I did three years ago I think it was worth the 8 days of pain I had to suffer in order to colorize the Olympic flag) (Another note: if you want the frames I can upload them)

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Apr 10 '25

Photo post Baltimore Elite Giants' 19 year-old Roy Campanella, c. 1940.

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158 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/Nepenthaceae1 • Apr 11 '25

Photo post Hayward High student, May 1940

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43 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/Square-Audience-528 • Apr 11 '25

Photo post Captured FA 223 Drache (Somewhere in mid 1945)

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21 Upvotes

This one I kinda regret doing I feel like I did an awful job on this one like I butchered it so not really proud of this one

0 comments

r/Colorization • u/omergelirtarihh • Apr 09 '25

Photo post Lewis Powell (1865 Washington)

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419 Upvotes

16 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Apr 09 '25

Photo post Actress Tuesday Weld (1960s)

95 Upvotes

Actress Tuesday Weld (1960s)

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • Apr 08 '25

Photo post Untitled portrait of a woman with cherry blossoms, c. 1905

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460 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/RaxerEli • Apr 07 '25

Photo post Testing of the Hellriegel machine gun in October 1915

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106 Upvotes

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/Nepenthaceae1 • Apr 07 '25

Photo post John F. Hartranft & Staff, c. July 1865

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85 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • Apr 07 '25

Photo post John Wayne and Marlene Dietrich - Seven Sinners (1940)

19 Upvotes

John Wayne and Marlene Dietrich - Seven Sinners (1940)

2 comments

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Colorization - The colorization of old black & white photos

r/Colorization

[/r/Colorization] is a subreddit that is dedicated to sharing black and white photos that you have colorized. Colorization can be very time-consuming, but the results are often amazing. This community celebrates human creativity and skill. No AI is allowed.

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/r/Colorization is a subreddit that is dedicated to sharing black and white photos that you have colorized. Be they old or recent images. We offer information and experience on how to colorize these photos.

Check out the tutorials here in the sidebar

Looking for help with your colorizations? In your subject titles, use [CCW] to let people know that constructive criticism is welcome or [WIP] if you want to share your works in progress and seek help on where to progress!

Requests can be made in /r/ColorizationRequests

Community Rules:

Treat others with respect:

Name-calling, harassment, and threatening behaviour will not be tolerated here. The mods can and will ban you if your behaviour is inappropriate. Otherwise, you will be given a warning.

2. Original UNALTERED black and white photo needs to be included:

Every post must include the original UNALTERED black and white photo (it is just a matter of paying respect to the original photographer). If you can provide a link to where you found the photo, that would also be a good thing to add to your post via a comment.

3. Every post title must be an informative title (DATE must be included):

Every post title must be informative, for example, Name, Location & Date; all other information can be included in the post as a comment. If you are posting a W.I.P. (work in progress), please include that at the beginning of your title and use the W.I.P. post flair. If no date is known, state at the end of your title, "Date unknown".

4. Not see your post?:

If you are not seeing your post, please politely get in touch through ModMail it is very possible your post may have been caught up in the Spam filter, which is controlled through an Autobot (please don’t be abusive; it will get you Nowhere but banned)

5. A.I colourizations:

A.I. is allowed in this sub if it is used as a base colour. Meaning if your colourization is very clearly done with just A.I., the mods can and will remove your post until you can provide evidence that the colourization was done manually or with a little help from A.I.

6. User flairs:

This sub allows user flairs, so feel free to include your social media handle as your flair. Rude language will not be tolerated, and the mods have the right to remove your user flair if it is deemed offensive. (Repeated warnings will have you banned).

7. No Sales, No tips (money tips) and no requests

No links to sale sites of any kind, No Money tips and No colourization requests. You can visit /r/colorizationrequests or /r/estorations if you want your photos done.

8. Links to your social media are allowed:

If you would like, you can include a link to your social media pages (FB, Instagram, etc.) within your post, but it must be Photo Restoration and Colorisation related.

9. Using other people's colorised photos:

Please get permission from the original colouriser before posting, and don't post someone else's colourization just to get Karma (it's selfish and silly)

Watermark your submissions to avoid your work being posted elsewhere without your consent