The Colors of Life: Early Color Photography Enhanced by Stuart Humphryes - Hardcover

Humphryes, Stuart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3967041239 ISBN 13: 9783967041231

Publisher: gestalten, 2023

Synopsis

The past did not happen in black and white. Discover people and places of the early 20th century through the medium of rare, early color photography, which has now been enhanced through the use of modern technology to make the past look stunningly contemporary.

The Colors of Life transports readers through the lens of autochromes and paget plates – from the infancy of early color photographic processes – and enhances detail and definition and dynamic range to create a startlingly new way to connect to the past.

This compilation showcases over 200 photographs enhanced by Stuart Humphryes, capturing people from various backgrounds and their everyday lives, at leisure, and at work. With the use of cutting edge enhancements, these early colour photographs and their stories come to life in a way they preciously never could. The book a reminds us the the past was as real as the present and has the power to evoke personal and shared emotions that resonate across time.

The Colors of Life is a captivating journey into the past, using the technology of the present to allow readers to see and experience history in a new and vibrant light.

About this title

About the Author

STUART HUMPHRYES is a digital artist, photo restorer, and writer, and also a content creator active on YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter. Formerly known as a print and TV colorizer--focusing on work relating to the BBC television series Doctor Who--Humphryes has generated a new following interested in his photographic enhancement work. His work has received accolades from The Guardian, The Evening Standard, The Stage, The Metro, The Radio Times, The Mail on Sunday, BBC Online, BBC America, The National, FX Magazine, Starburst Magazine, Wild West Magazine, and many others.

From the Back Cover

Het verleden was nooit zwart-wit! The Colors of Life neemt je mee naar het begin van de 20e eeuw, waarin de eerste kleurfoto’s een bijzondere kijk op het dagelijks leven boden. Dankzij moderne technologie zijn deze zeldzame beelden nu scherper, levendiger en realistischer dan ooit.

Dit unieke boek toont meer dan 200 gerestaureerde en verbeterde foto's, gemaakt met vroege kleurtechnieken zoals autochromes en Paget-platen. Van stadsgezichten en landelijke taferelen tot portretten van mensen uit verschillende culturen en beroepen―de geschiedenis komt tot leven op een manier die je nog nooit eerder hebt gezien.

Door geavanceerde digitale technieken brengt The Colors of Life de details, kleuren en emoties van lang vervlogen tijden terug naar het heden. Dit boek herinnert ons eraan dat geschiedenis niet alleen verhalen uit boeken zijn, maar een tastbare en levendige realiteit die ons blijft raken.

Edition details

• Publisher: gestalten
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3967041239
• ISBN 13: 9783967041231
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Gestalten, Humphryes Stuart