Posted 8 years ago
whitman75
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Here is a strange Image I found in a recent photo album. This Cabinet Card appears to have an Image of a man a 100 Dollar Bill from National Bank Of St.Louis and a Piece of Corn. They appear to have been to use the term Photoshopped in the Picture. I'm not exactly sure when this process of Photoshopping images became common place but I though it was the middle of the 20th century. I wanted to share to see what people thought and to learn more about it.
"Feed corn" that . Must be a farming thing.
Early 1900s saw it very popular to greatly exaggerate the size of its produces and animals.
I just saw a strong collection of postcards with trees of celery, turkeys pulling wagons, men battling giant jackalopes, and raspberries the sizes of small cars being loaded onto a wagon. Among others were fish bigger than the fisherman's boat, and cherries as big as basketballs on the trees.
All were 'real-photo' type save for a few later '20s-'30s versions.
The 1900-1920 period ran rampant with these idealised and awesome things.
Thanks Spirit I haven't been so lucky to see anything like that. I love RPPC and have some great stuff but nothing like that.
The exaggeration is going in the other direction-- not showing "huge corn", but in fact showing a "tiny man". I say this due to the addition of the bill on the table edge.
Trick/ novelty photography became popular during the 1860s with multiple exposures showing double images of the same person. I have found it in early cdvs and tintypes.
The "photo shopped" images with manipulation/ additions of objects and people became popular later in the century.
The photo was taken in multiple sittings:
-First the corn and bill were photographed on the table (image #1)
-Then the man was photographed
-The mans image was printed and CUT OUT (if you look closely you can see that along the edge of his figure)
-The mans image was placed on top of a printed version of #1
-Another photo was taken (#3)
-The edges were softened on the negative and the final product was printed
These images are Very desirable! Your image probably dates from the 1880s- 90s. Some research on the photographer may pin down the date further.
scott
Thanks Scott for the information regarding this is the 1st one I have like it and I haven't had the opportunity to view others. If someone knows a website dedicated to these oddballs please share I would like to check them out.
Glad to help out.
I have several-- not sure if any are posted on here (I'll check).
One example that comes to mind, is a man sitting on top of a church steeple in an 1870s cdv.
More often the process was used to create family shots with departed or unavailable relatives. Examples of this type are more commonly encountered.
scott