• Please use real names.

    Greetings to all who have registered to OPF and those guests taking a look around. Please use real names. Registrations with fictitious names will not be processed. REAL NAMES ONLY will be processed

    Firstname Lastname

    Register

    We are a courteous and supportive community. No need to hide behind an alia. If you have a genuine need for privacy/secrecy then let me know!
  • Welcome to the new site. Here's a thread about the update where you can post your feedback, ask questions or spot those nasty bugs!

Color film or hand tint?

J

James Newman

Member
This is the only photograph I have of my mother when she was a little girl. I know nothing other than it has "Mexia, Texas 1938" written on the back. The soft pastel colors have faded quite a lot. I am wondering if someone hand tinted or colorized the photo somehow. At least that is what it looks like to me. Were studios shooting color film portraits in 1938? Either way, it is very strange looking at this little girl knowing that she ended up being my Mom.
James Newman

01-29-09.jpg
 
K

Ken Tanaka

pro member
This is a classic hand-tinted studio portrait, James. "Classic" because it was very typical work from that period. No, color photography was not yet in common use in 1938.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top