Is this a painting or a photo?

[imported_Neeraj]

My dad and his family say that this pic is a painting. But it obviously looks like a photo.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Neeraj
My dad and his family say that this pic is a painting. But it obviously looks like a photo.

It's a tinted photo. Very popular from the late 1800s all the way up to the 1950s.

The artist takes a black and white photo, and tints it with color.

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/peh/photoexhibit/tinting.html

 

[LordMaul]

I can't view it here (my issue, not the link) but it could be a "painted picture." It's like using a picture as a template and painting over it to create a painting effect...lots of photography studios do it these days (digital, Corel Painter IX) but in the past it was done with paint and a brush, old skool style.

 

[tweakmm]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: Neeraj
My dad and his family say that this pic is a painting. But it obviously looks like a photo.

It's a tinted photo. Very popular from the late 1800s all the way up to the 1950s.

The artist takes a black and white photo, and tints it with color.

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/peh/photoexhibit/tinting.html

:thumbsup:

 

[meltdown75]

I believe Amused is correct. We have a bunch of old photos which resemble that tint back home at the farm house.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
I believe Amused is correct. We have a bunch of old photos which resemble that tint back home at the farm house.

Yep, I have some of my mother from the 30s, 40s and early 50s.

And her family has them dating back to the early teens before WWI.

 

[meltdown75]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: meltdown75
I believe Amused is correct. We have a bunch of old photos which resemble that tint back home at the farm house.

Yep, I have some of my mother from the 30s, 40s and early 50s.

And her family has them dating back to the early teens before WWI.

Very interesting. We found a photo album back home in a linen closet, underneath a bunch of old puzzle boxes and junk. It's amazing to look through - just to see the clothing styles, the facial expressions, the backgrounds... just looking back and thinking what life was like is pretty cool.

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: meltdown75

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: meltdown75
I believe Amused is correct. We have a bunch of old photos which resemble that tint back home at the farm house.

Yep, I have some of my mother from the 30s, 40s and early 50s.

And her family has them dating back to the early teens before WWI.

Very interesting. We found a photo album back home in a linen closet, underneath a bunch of old puzzle boxes and junk. It's amazing to look through - just to see the clothing styles, the facial expressions, the backgrounds... just looking back and thinking what life was like is pretty cool.

Makes me glad I live now.

My Mom and dad's stories from the depression were amazing. That really sucked.