Forum: Photography


Subject: From old to timeless?

gunsan opened this issue on Feb 24, 2002 ยท 14 posts


gunsan posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 2:17 AM

I have once more returned to my old family album, this time to search for interresting faces, and tries to give them a more timeless look.What do you think of it?

Misha883 posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 7:19 AM

I think it is an interesting idea. I'll look through some of my old stuff.


Michelle A. posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 7:21 AM

Ohhh....looks like a painting, like the original very much too!

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bevchiron posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 7:40 AM

i like what you've done, if I couldn't see the original next to it I wouldn't think it was an old photo.

elusive.chaos

"You need chaos in your soul to give birth to a dancing star...." (Nietzsche)


PunkClown posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 10:03 AM

The redone image of the woman is beautiful, as she is... quite timeless I would say.


Syyd posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 11:20 AM

Beautiful face.....the redo is great....gives me an idea to restore my grandparents for my mom...Thanks for sharing.


JordyArt posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 1:33 PM

Striking - and the pic ain't bad too.....makes me wish I was 90 years older.....or something like that....lol (",)


gunsan posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 2:10 PM

But remember, they did not have computers then....


JordyArt posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 2:16 PM

s'ok, she could get to know me the old-fashioned way then! ;-) (",)


gunsan posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 2:21 PM

Maybe, because this couple emigrated from Sweden to America just in the beginning of 1900. I have a lot of photos where the notes are "dead in America"


gunsan posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 2:22 PM

But of course, I don't know if you are from US


gunsan posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 4:30 PM

Could not let her go without making a montage :-)

Misha883 posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 4:54 PM

I played with this for a while, but kept coming back to the original. I guess this is one of my ancestors. Have hundreds of old photos of icy-eyed German ladies and dashing men with mustaches. Somewhere along the way some toad must have mixed in to get the genetics where they are today. Sadly, now there is no one left who remembers who these people were.

gunsan posted Sun, 24 February 2002 at 5:07 PM

I wonder if your photo is a confirmation photo, looks like she has a bible in her hand,and beautifully dressed in white.It is a bit sad not to know anything, a photo with a story is more fun. It is the same for me. There are names that are not saying much to me, don't know if it is ancestors or friends. And as I mentioned, many of them are emigrants to America,on the lady I have worked with it is said: dead in Chicago