B&W to Color Photo (feedback please)

[Sabot]

Hey all,

I was bored over the weekend so i decided to mess about on photoshop and turn a ww2 b&w photo in to a color. Feed back please.
Its my first ever attempt and i wasnt sure of colors.

Before:


After:


Remember its my first try, and try to look at the whole thing rather than small details. Also i know some colours look funny, its a W.I.P!

[Sclass12]

wrong forum

[Sabot]

Oh right..sorry

[Tak]

The whole image looks too bright, and in some spots too flat (or mono-tone if you prefer). The boots for example. They look too consistently one shade of brown. Just minor tweaking will bring it there though, with the biggest tweak being bring the brightness down across the board.


On second thought, maybe it's not the brightness (it's a full-sun picture it looks like), but the colors that were chosen. I'd check with some resources on the shade of green, khaki (sp?), and brown. And I'm sure there are more than enough 'sources' that will be posting here soon enough if they see this


Very nice work though, more patience (and not to mention ability with photoshop ) than I've got, to be sure. Props!

[User Name]

I think you did a great job! The colors need to be a few shades darker across the board though. Except his skin and helmet. I think it's about as close as your gonna' get. Oh, and the band across the front of his helmet is supposed to be brown.

[myzko]

Originally Posted by Tak

The whole image looks too bright, and in some spots too flat (or mono-tone if you prefer). The boots for example. They look too consistently one shade of brown. Just minor tweaking will bring it there though, with the biggest tweak being bring the brightness down across the board.


On second thought, maybe it's not the brightness (it's a full-sun picture it looks like), but the colors that were chosen. I'd check with some resources on the shade of green, khaki (sp?), and brown. And I'm sure there are more than enough 'sources' that will be posting here soon enough if they see this


Very nice work though, more patience (and not to mention ability with photoshop ) than I've got, to be sure. Props!

If you check the original picture then you see it's very bright aswelll

[Tak]

Aye, that's what I meant when I said it looked like a full-sun photo. I just left the first bit in because it's just feedback, and there's no such thing as bad criticism

[Sabot]

Thanks for all the comments...i will edit somethings still a w.i.p...

Can anyone get me an actual color photo of an american in where ever that is. So i can color match.

[User Name]

How's this?

[Sabot]

Cool if its in the same place..thanks..

[User Name]

Originally Posted by Sabot

Cool if its in the same place..thanks..

I don't know if it's the same place but it can give you an idea of the original uniform colors. Where was your pic taken? I may be able to find one if I knew where it was.

[Sabot]

I am not sure but i am guessing its after perl habor...search googole for ww2
pictures its near bottem...