Posted 15 years ago
potrero
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I had to grab a shot of this one vendor's display at Alameda last weekend (don't worry, I always ask permission).
These old photos and prints are just cool, even without knowing what they all are.
The outdoor shots are great - but Especially the old cruise ship in the beautiful blue waters (with what process did they touch this up?)
I asked how much, but it was out of my league.
I can't tell about the process from looking at the images, but it's possible that they could have been hand painted with oil and pigment...it really depends when they were made.
Anyway, I really like how the vendor displayed these images in frames (mixed with still life paintings), this collection would be interesting to see on a white gallery wall together.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand-coloring_of_photographs
This Wiki page talks about some of the different processes.