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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs => Topic started by: HPUTodd on Wednesday 01 August 07 19:33 BST (UK)
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Poor Gt. Gt. Granny is very orange- she really needs a change of colour.
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Just a straight B&W version -
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Hi again,
Do you think you could make this one bigger as well? scanning at 300dpi? Both your pics are really lovely and will attract lots of restores!
jc
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Is this ok
Elizabeth
oops someone beat me to it
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Found the original- don't know why it scanned orange.
This is better scanned at 300,
She appears to have a mark on her left cheek- could it be removed if possible?
Gratefully H.
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you need to give it another filename to post the better scan....
jc
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Hope I've sorted it- silly me. Thanks for the posting tip.
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a quck tidy and makeup adjusted
jc
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This is wonderful, thank you so much- the scribble on her face really showed up when scanned properly and you've done a lovely job of cleaning her up.
Many thanks.
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They do make great jobs of our old photo's don't they
She looks a lovely old Lady
Elizabeth
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Lovely photo! Do you have a date for it, HPU? Early 1860s?
Cheers,
China
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Hi,
Added a touch of colour.
Skippy
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Here's a couple of clean ups from me of this fabulous, fabulous pic! :o :o :o
Can't wait to get my paints out and have a go.
Caz
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Thank you all so much, the photo now looks very better than the original, and colour adds to it also.
Unsure of the date.
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You Have to frame this picture she is looking great
I like the colour
Elizabeth
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Hia again,
As promised, here are my attempts! One I have just tided up, and the other I have coloured. and again, easily changed for anything you might prefer. :)
I always love your challenges - great fun! I hope I have done this OK for you! ;D
Koala
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Very nice in this colour- now I have quite a different view of her.
Many thanks.
Helen
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This photo is coming up beautifully! I'm enjoying this one...it's nice to see a woman of a mature age wearing something other than black ;D
Helen, if you're unsure of the date, may I suggest that it looks very 1861-1862-ish? Is that reasonable?
Cheers,
China
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The photo was taken by T.R. Williams, 256 Regent Street.
The dates you suggest are spot on! I checked the back of the photo with a photo site which has fronts and backs as examples, and it said 1855 or 1862.
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you can stretch the date line a tad further as Thomas Richard Williams (b1824-d1871) was trading from his studio in Regents Street from 1854 to 1869. If there is mention of an award for excellence in portraits on the reverse of the photograph then it would have been taken after 1862 as that was when he was presented with the award at the International Exhibition of that year.
I feel that with the undersleeving, the Bell (over) sleeve and the fall of the crinoline that this study was taken between 1860 and 1865.
old rowley
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There we go, the ORacle has spoken ;D ;D ;D I was hoping you'd comment on this one, OR.
I'd be interested to know which website you're referring to, Helen...every clue helps :D
If it is 1855, it's really early, possibly the earliest I've seen.
Cheers,
C
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Website I used for dating the photo:
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/carroll/642/pixs/carte-a.htm
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Okay, it's Roger Vaughan's site. Hey everybody, he has a few new pics up on it.
Cheers,
C