Monday, October 28, 2013

Out Of The Darkness: Look what I found


This is a special edition of the "Out of the Darkness" series which features old fading tintypes that have been enhanced a bit to show the hidden details.

Special edition? Yes. In routine handling of tintypes LOST GALLERY discovered this very special portrait of four children.

Although finding children in tintypes is always pretty special, one face emerged in this one that is downright striking.

Tintype: Four children

Tintype: Four children
Tintype: Four children

Here she is. This child from around 1900 is somebody's grand mother or great aunt. I wish there were some information on the origin or some identification. This belongs in the care of a family historian.


Christina Ricci, Addams Family, Orion Pictures, Columbia Pictures
Ancestor? Reincarnation?

Or perhaps not...

The most popular photographs most popular, Family Group, An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! completely unaware of the photographer This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

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All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS Lesson one. It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business School Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

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Monday, October 7, 2013

Enhancement - Looking for Loat Details - October 2013

For some, an old photograph loses its charm when "restored" to modern day clarity with all the age spots removed. Some photographs however, benefit greatly from just a nudge of enhancement. An improved contrast or the reversal of the yellowing brings out details that otherwise would have been missed and lost forever.

To please both camps of those who rescue old photographs, here are both the originals and the enhanced of just a few of the latest additions to Lost Gallery.

Again, there are some really good examples this month, where a little boost made a great difference. As always, nothing has been "repaired" but just enhanced a bit.


cdv woman
cdv woman

cdv woman
cdv woman

CDV sitting portrait
CDV portrait

Cabinet Card - Girl on bench
Cabinet Card - Girl on bench

CDV Woman Standing
CDV Woman Standing

Woman in Sailor style
Woman in Sailor style

Woman sitting
Woman sitting

CDV woman profile
CDV woman profile

Girl and bow
Girl and bow

CDV man with heartburn
CDV man with heartburn

Studio Portrait
Studio Portrait
Not much improvement on this one.

Cabinet Card
Cabinet Card

CDV portrait
CDV portrait

Seated Man
Seated Man

cdv woman
cdv woman
Not much change here. Just warmed up a bit.

cdv woman
cdv woman

Small school snap
Small school snap

cdv woman studio test
cdv woman studio test


CDV man
CDV man

RPPC woman
RPPC woman


The most popular photographs most popular, Family Group, An album of the most requested photographs in the Lost Gallery.

Area 51 and a Half Area 51 and a Half You are probably not authorized to see these.

Don't take my picture! Oh! You DID didn't you! completely unaware of the photographer This is a collection of photographs that disappear on the way home from the photo processing shop.

And don't miss
Cabinet Card Gallery
One Man's Treasure
Penny Tales
Square America
Tattered and Lost
Vernacular Photography
The best
FOUND PHOTOGRAPH
sites on the web.

And for postcards try
THE DAILY POSTCARD.
POSTCARDY

All images are the property of Lost Gallery and the author. Permission must be granted for their use. All rights reserved.

THE KIDS Lesson one. It is always a mystery how a photograph of any of these precious children could end up lost or abandoned. Here are a few. You will probably say "Ooh..." at least once.

Dee and the Business School Dee and the Business School
The beautiful Dee. A curious story; What do you see?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
Neiffel and Helvetica Typehigh

"What are they doing?"

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