Photography Restoration & Colorization: Bring history to Life

Photography Restoration & Colorization: Bring history to Life

“Congratulations on finishing this course. I hope you have found it interesting and learned a lot. You've learned to restore and colorize a photograph using special tools. Now it's your turn to work on your project. Let me show you an example of how I would like to see your course project process: First Steps Look for a photo you would like to colorize. Gather as much information as possible about the context of it.

Reference Board Create your reference board with images of the artifacts on the photo. Work on the Photo Clean your photo and organize your layers for the restoration and color work. The Photo Last, add color and match it with your references. Once your project is ready, share it on the forum by clicking the "Create your project" button. I will look at your publications as soon as possible and answer any doubts that need clarification. In the meantime, I encourage you to see what your fellow students have been up to and comment on their posts. See you soon!”

Partial transcription of the video

“Hello and welcome to the final video of this course. I developed my techniques for colorization from over a decade of professional practice. Colorization is easy to learn but difficult to master. So my first piece of advice to you is to be persistent and to be patient. For your final project, I showed you how to colorize a challenging black and white photo. I chose this incredible photograph taken by Arthur Rothstein in the United States in 1939. But I encourage you to choose your own photograph. The principles you've learned can be applied to just about any image. But remember, even if it'...”

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Course summary for: Photography Restoration & Colorization: Bring history to Life

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (5)
• 439 students
• 4 units
• 18 lessons (4h 30m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Photography & Video

• Software

  Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Film Photography, Fine-Art Photography, Photo Retouching, Photography Post-production