Saturday, June 18, 2011

Enhancement - Looking for Lost Details

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.

Beyond that, there are no tears patched, spots removed or missing areas replaced. No restorations.

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



Two women on the steps
Two women on the steps

Woman at the fence
Woman at the fence

Girl
Petra

Waiting for the postman (original)
Waiting for the postman

Girl standing
Girl standing

cabinet card couple
cabinet card couple

Four men
Four men

Lady
Lady

Faded
Faded

Three in the yard
Three in the yard


Enhancement is a subject visited often in LOST GALLERY. Here are some previous pages on the subject.

LOOKING FOR LOST DETAILS - MAY 15, 2011
LOOKING FOR LOST DETAILS - APRIL 21, 2011
LOOKING FOR LOST DETAILS - MARCH 10, 2011
LOOKING FOR LOST DETAILS - FEBRUARY 06, 2011
LOOKING FOR LOST DETAILS - DECEMBER 10, 2010

Or just click ENHANCEMENT under "Lables" at the bottom of this page and then click "OLDER POSTS" for additional pages of that subject.


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.

BACK TO
THE MAIN INDEX PAGE

Or try out the NEW
BACK PAGE INDEX

And don't miss
Cabinet Card Gallery
Penny Tales
Square America
Tattered and Lost
Vernacular Photography
The best
FOUND PHOTOGRAPH
sites on the web.
And for postcards try
THE DAILY POSTCARD.

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 to us 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?"

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Vintage Photobooth Page FOUR


two photobooth portraits mounted on one card


There are so many.

Here is the Fourth installment of the Photo-booth Series.

For a review here is
PAGE ONE -
PAGE TWO -
PAGE THREE -
PAGE FOUR - (This one)
PAGE FIVE -
PAGE SIX -
PAGE SEVEN -
PAGE EIGHT -
PAGE NINE -
Page TEN -
Page Eleven -
Page Twelve
Page Thirteen


Wendell
Frenchie
Frenchie grew up to be much taller.
Two boys
Chester
Chester never learned to drive. He couldn't remember where he parked the car.
Sally
Sally was a good old girl.

Portia
Portia was a dreamer.
She slept a lot.

20090817 photo booth man woman
Tommy had plans. Dillard did not.
Grandma Ellis
Grandma Ellis never mentioned Grandpa Ellis. He was puzzled about that
.
Wendy
Wendy taught phys-ed. Her husband was Ed. That's all.
Belinda
Belinda knew Spike was lying when he said he couldn't call her from his cell. What were cell phones for anyway?


Uniformed man
photobooth girl
Mabel Vogt
On reverse:
Mabel Vogt
Feb 1944
about the
middle of
the month

Man, plaid coat
on reverse:
Love
Your Son
Harman
photobooth girl with bells

Gertie always spelled her name wrong.
On reverse:
Feb. 19, 1946
with love your
old pal
Gertie
Gene knew eight people.
Gene knew eight people.
They were all broke too.

Faldo
Faldo was happy about something but never said what.
Martha Frances Vess
Martha Frances Vess

Lady in white hat - Photobooth
PhotoBooth young girl with hat
Matt
His mother knew best.
Some people knew better.
Matt only knew good.

Uniformed man
Bette Davis Eyes
Bette Davis eyes

Look at all that hair
Look at all that hair.
Vest and plaid shirt.
Vest and plaid shirt.
Photobooth fashion statement

Vest and plaid shirt.
Photobooth boy
Real life Beaver Cleaver
Phillip
Phillip knew everything he needed to know.


photobooth girl 01
No one ever knew that Brenda was not a spy.
Photobooth royalty
Photobooth royalty
Sawanee
Sawanee couldn't sing but she never admitted it.
photobooth girl 03
Sometimes Vita smiled; sometimes she didn't.

Jon
Jon had a secret. But he told everyone anyway.

Bertie might have had fake pearls but her teeth were real.
Photobooth boy
Everett was so suggestive.
Photobooth boy

Treasure from the photo booth
Treasure from the photo booth
Treasure from the photo booth
Aren't these last three the same woman?


girl photobooth x3
There are often strips of three found abandoned. The photobooth dispensed four photographs in a strip. The best one was cut out and the rest packed away or thrown away.
Photobooth Girl with bow
Photobooth Girl with hat scarf





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.

BACK TO
THE MAIN INDEX PAGE

Or try out the NEW
BACK PAGE INDEX

And don't miss
Cabinet Card Gallery
Penny Tales
Square America
Tattered and Lost
Vernacular Photography
The best
FOUND PHOTOGRAPH
sites on the web.
And for postcards try
THE DAILY POSTCARD.

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 to us 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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