J.B. Duman

[Zuzah]

And just for the hell of it, and old version: http://i5.minus.com/iY6UaHFVzKuon.jpg. Notice the change? Lol

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[Zuzah]

Also a comparison between my old one and my new one, the crop is off, but other than that I think it's mesmerizing how much progress I've made.

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[WhistlingDixie]

Brilliant!

 

[pamc153PA]

Also a comparison between my old one and my new one, the crop is off, but other than that I think it's mesmerizing how much progress I've made.

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The first one, while good, has a "flat" quality to it. The second one brings depth and life into the picture, so to speak. You have made terrific progress, Zuz!

Bravo!

 

[Zuzah]

The first one, while good, has a "flat" quality to it. The second one brings depth and life into the picture, so to speak. You have made terrific progress, Zuz!

Bravo!

Thank you, I might re-visit that original portrait a third time, given the 2 year period since then!

I might do that right now actually...

 

[reading48]

It's always Top quality work from you...

 

[rosefiend]

That is nice. I'd love to be able to do that kind of work.

One thing that I wonder about these pics. These guys spend a lot of time outside - wouldn't they have a little more of a tan? Or sunburn?

 

[Zuzah]

That is nice. I'd love to be able to do that kind of work.

One thing that I wonder about these pics. These guys spend a lot of time outside - wouldn't they have a little more of a tan? Or sunburn?

The emulsion used in these exposures weren't very sensitive to reds or blues, so those colors tends to be washed out, this makes the face a lot lighter than an average person at this time, according to what I've been told. It's easy to see a difference in skin color, even in the B/W exposures, as we move through time. The exposure I'm talking about was popular from about 1865-70 and onwards, meaning right around the time of the interwar years where every officer and private was having his portrait taken. You can also observe this in the Union uniforms, they are many shades lighter than what they in reality are.

 

[rosefiend]

The emulsion used in these exposures weren't very sensitive to reds or blues, so those colors tends to be washed out, this makes the face a lot lighter than an average person at this time, according to what I've been told. It's easy to see a difference in skin color, even in the B/W exposures, as we move through time. The exposure I'm talking about was popular from about 1865-70 and onwards, meaning right around the time of the interwar years where every officer and private was having his portrait taken. You can also observe this in the Union uniforms, they are many shades lighter than what they in reality are.

Interesting -- so it's an emulsion thing. So if you had an pic from, say, the turn of the century, then the tones in the pic are truer to the real thing?

 

[Zuzah]

Interesting -- so it's an emulsion thing. So if you had an pic from, say, the turn of the century, then the tones in the pic are truer to the real thing?

They would be, yes, that's why you sometimes see photographs of generals in older age with near black uniforms. I prefer doing images from around 1890-1900 for this reason, they're a lot less over or underexposed and a lot more carefully preserved than some of the Civil War photographs sadly were, and they were still using plate technology around this time.

 

[pamc153PA]

The emulsion used in these exposures weren't very sensitive to reds or blues, so those colors tends to be washed out, this makes the face a lot lighter than an average person at this time, according to what I've been told. It's easy to see a difference in skin color, even in the B/W exposures, as we move through time. The exposure I'm talking about was popular from about 1865-70 and onwards, meaning right around the time of the interwar years where every officer and private was having his portrait taken. You can also observe this in the Union uniforms, they are many shades lighter than what they in reality are.

This is really interesting--hadn't thought about that. As a photography buff myself, that sort of historical detail is facinating to me!

 

[donna]

Great work. I have always admired your work. It seems with time we all get better at things.

 

[TerryB]

Most excellent!

 

[nextcity]

Who is the Colonel? I am not familiar with the name?

Beautiful work.

 

[Northern Light]

Isn't nice to see how your skill and knowledge has progressed? Great Job as always, Zuzah!

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

These always, always flatten me. So that's why they can be so eerie, you are bringing them to ' life'! They always do that to you- ( meaning me ), had not understood the process to be this, thank you, Zuzah!It always just seems you can't stop looking at him even if you don't know who it is. Pam's right- this is wonderful Thanks for sharing.

 

[Zuzah]

Thank you all for your kind words

I posted a new version in this thread, by the way.

http://civilwartalk.com/threads/j-b-duman.116642/