Steam & Excursion > How would fans react?

If a book were published about steam and had a number of "colorized (very convincing) photos in it, would fans turn up their noses at it?
Would it work better in B&W?

while I don't claim to be representative.........my preference would be to go with the original photos.....I do appreciate colorized postcards but that was done historically......Arlen

i would love it,, all colorized by others



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/20/20 10:28 by dan.

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What would be wrong with a blend of both?

Bob Krieger
Cheyenne, WY

Frisco1522 Wrote:
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> If a book were published about steam and had a
> number of "colorized (very convincing) photos in
> it, would fans turn up their noses at it?
> Would it work better in B&W?
I think you would get pros and cons to the idea.  My suggestion would be to colorize them, then someplace insert the B&W original for comparison.  It could be a smaller size
on the same page as the colorized, or a section at the end showing all the B&W together.  Then folks can see both and compare to two.  Would take up a bit more space in the book, but might be very worthwhile.

What gets me are the guys who shoot stuff today and make it old-time B&W.  Years ago I was happy to get ride of B&W!!
Greg
 

I think it would be fine as long as the readers know that the photos have been colorized.

Victor A. Baird
http://www.erstwhilepublications.com

Have at it.

Bob3985 Wrote:
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> What would be wrong with a blend of both?

I'm with Bob on this one. I enjoy colorized B&W prints, but in moderation. A book mixed with full color (and perhaps even some B&W) seems like a nice idea to me.

The few colorized photos I've seen make me a big fan of that medium.  While I like the idea of side by side comparisons, doing so would reduce the number of photos, or increase the size of the book.

AA

Stanford White
Carmel Valley, CA

Bob3985 Wrote:
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> What would be wrong with a blend of both?

Sounds great to me, Bob, as long as the colorized photos are so noted. They recall the hand-coloring of B&W photos of the era--an art in and of itself. 

The new Photoshop Elements 2020 has a colorize feature.  This was a quick "colorize" and then a trip through Luminar 4 for a sky.  I don't claim to be good at it, but it shows what is possible.
I don't like the backdated digital images that much either Greg.

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