Friday, November 20, 2015

Out of the Darkness - Rescuing old Tintypes - Page Two

Rescuing some old tintypes.

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.

The old tintypes need a little boost sometimes. Instead of fading, the light parts of the photograph darken. By nature, a tintype is a bit dark to begin with.

Eventually, over time, depending on the care given them, they are lost in the dark shadows of obscurity. Here are a few that were brought back by adjusting the contrast a bit.

They are enlarged slightly for this page too. It's for the details.

And here are some other BACK PAGES featuring the TINTYPE photograph:
Tintypes - Page Two (This One)
Tintypes - Page One
And here are some interesting examinations:
Out of the Darkness - Look what I found
Out of the Darkness - A Set from a Bag
Out of the Darkness - Special Group

Note: All of the tintype pages have had extensive revisions so they are being republished.



Tintype
Tintype


Tintype pair
Tintype pair
Tintype girl
Tintype girl

Tintype three women
Tintype Three Women
Tintype two children
Tintype two children

Tintype two children
Tintype two children
Tintype couple
Tintype couple

Baby
Baby
Baby
Baby

Tintype couple
Tintype couple
Two girls
Two girls

Tintype man
Tintype man
Tintype man with hat
Tintype man with hat

Tintype Man with coat
Tintype  Man with coat
Tintype two boys
Tintype two boys

Souvenir photo original
Souvenir photo enhanced
Tintype Couple
Tintype Couple

Tintype quartet
Tintype quartet enhanced
Tintype three
Tintype three enhanced

Tintype woman
Tintype woman
Tintype three
Tintype three

Tintype Man
Tintype Man
Mother and baby
Mother and baby

Tintype woman in chair
Tintype woman in chair
Woman and small table
There is a bit of restoration on this one. Just the scratches around the head.
Woman and small table
Carpet!

Tintype five women

This one was in pretty good shape. It was just trimmed oddly. It has been leveled here according to the wall structure on the left.

Tintype five women

Tintype two men
Tintype two men
This one was pretty far gone.
Tintype family of three
Tintype family of three
There wasn't much left of this one either.

Tintype two children
Tintype two children
Woman with stripe skirt
Woman with stripe skirt

Tintype woman with hat
A little help on this one too.
Just the scratches around the head.
Tintype woman with hat
Tintype woman with fringed chair
Tintype woman with fringed chair

Tintype woman seated
Tintype woman seated
Tintype Woman
Tintype Woman

Tintype Couple
Tintype Couple
Tintype with sheep
Tintype with sheep

Can't get enough?
Here are some other BACK PAGES featuring the TINTYPE photograph:
Tintypes - Page Three
Tintypes - Page Two (This One)
Tintypes - Page One
And here are some interesting examinations:
Out of the Darkness - Look what I found
Out of the Darkness - A Set from a Bag
Out of the Darkness - Special Group

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