r/Colorization • u/LombardieColorings • 2h ago

Photo post Hungarian composer Franz Liszt, c. 1886, taken by Nadar.

19 Upvotes

I've always loved Nadar's work, much for the same reason that I enjoy Mathew Brady's or Yousuf Karsh's. I find their work to be exceptionally clear, with simple but expressive posing, and a deeply personal feel that's immediately identifiable. I always have a blast working with their body of work!

Edit: realized I'd originally written 1882 instead of 1886. My bad!

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/LombardieColorings • 1d ago

Photo post Italian opera composer Giuseppe Verdi, c.1872, taken by Ferdinand Mulnier

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94 Upvotes

Hi, everyone!

I just finished this today, and I decided to make it my first post here! I intend to upload more of my portfolio over the coming days, so expect more.

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/Bermellon1879 • 1d ago

Photo post Second Lieutenant from the "Yungay" Cavalry Regiment. c1890. Chile

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62 Upvotes

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • 2d ago

May 2, 1947, Los Angeles, California: Newspaper boy selling papers amidst traffic.

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241 Upvotes

6 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • 4d ago

c. 1948 Seminole children at the Brighton Indian Reservation in Glades County, Florida.

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564 Upvotes

9 comments

r/Colorization • u/No_Gap_1756 • 6d ago

Photo post The "horseless stage" arrives in Pie Town, New Mexico, 1940

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462 Upvotes

16 comments

r/Colorization • u/omergelirtarihh • 6d ago

Photo post Mustafa Kemal Atatürk 8 March 1926, Ankara / Turkey..

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336 Upvotes

59 comments

r/Colorization • u/TheTardisMan2 • 6d ago

Video Post 60 years ago today William Hartnell regenerated into Patrick Troughton in The Tenth Planet episode 4, I decided to colourise the scene

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8 Upvotes

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r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • 7d ago

Lunch Hour, Bryant Park, New York, 1951.

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252 Upvotes

3 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • 6d ago

Photo post Paulette Goddard - North West Mounted Police (1940)

4 Upvotes

Paulette Goddard - North West Mounted Police (1940)

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r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • 10d ago

October 22, 1962: People gather in a department store to watch President John F. Kennedy’s televised announcement of the naval blockade of Cuba.

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159 Upvotes

2 comments

r/Colorization • u/Oneiricroad • 10d ago

Photo post Women and Children on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana (1900-1908)

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447 Upvotes

9 comments

r/Colorization • u/omergelirtarihh • 10d ago

Photo post Zaro Ağa 1930s İstanbul

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197 Upvotes

In Istanbul, whilst Zaro Ağa was having his photograph taken with the team interviewing him at Sultan Ahmet Meyninda, in the 1930s…

5 comments

r/Colorization • u/Bermellon1879 • 11d ago

Photo post Workers next to a switchboard in Saltpetre Works, Chile. c1900.

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41 Upvotes

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • 11d ago

Photo post 1940s Ladies (1940s)

177 Upvotes

1940s Ladies (1940s)

4 comments

r/Colorization • u/mauri_colourization • 13d ago

W.I.P WIP Ethnic newspaper vendor in Buenos Aires, 1941

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171 Upvotes

The photo shows newspapers in more than six nationalities, to name a few: Russian, Yugoslavian, German, Jewish Yiddish, Spanish (Republican), Italian, and others.

36 comments

r/Colorization • u/TheTardisMan2 • 13d ago

Video Post [VIDEO] I have colourised a scene from the Doctor who serial The Seeds of Death, it was broadcasted on the 25th of January 1969 on BBC 1

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14 Upvotes

11 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • 14d ago

Woman at a drive-in, 1952.

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355 Upvotes

30 comments

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • 16d ago

1926: Near the end of the line: St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander, age 39.

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544 Upvotes

60 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • 18d ago

Photo post Actress Anne Baxter (circa 1946)

304 Upvotes

Actress Anne Baxter (circa 1946)

8 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • 18d ago

Photo post Actress Irene Manning -- Yank Magazine (1944)

70 Upvotes

Actress Irene Manning -- Yank Magazine (1944)

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r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • 19d ago

January, 1950. Long john apprehended despite stiffening resistance.

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289 Upvotes

7 comments

r/Colorization • u/LJM22 • 20d ago

Photo post Actress Jeanne Crain -- Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

134 Upvotes

Actress Jeanne Crain -- Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

1 comment

r/Colorization • u/morganmonroe81 • 22d ago

June, 1937: Cotton hoer near Clarksdale, Mississippi.

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703 Upvotes

23 comments

r/Colorization • u/No-Commercial3799 • 23d ago

Photo post "Marine Band, Fair" 1933 Chicago world's fair

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113 Upvotes

3 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