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History Reimagined: I Colorized 30 Old Photos, Here’s The Result
In a world often seen through the lens of black and white, there's something magical about adding a splash of color to old photographs.
I embarked on a journey to breathe life into these vintage snapshots, turning monochrome memories into vibrant realities.
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#1
Boy Meets Girl
Final score:
31points
Kobe (she) 1 year ago
The magic with old photographs is partly because of the black and white... For me coloring these, takes away from them. Why take away the feeling of nostalgia and melancholy and turn it into an everyday photograph?
Stories can be told using the power of visuals. I intended to capture these historic moments in color. History tells us stories captured in memories that would last a lifetime.
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#2
Soft Heart
Final score:
30points
#3
Sleeping Giant
Final score:
24points
I've always been fascinated by history, But there's a certain disconnect that comes with viewing old photographs in black and white.
Adding color not only revitalizes these images but also makes them more relatable to modern audiences.
#4
Play Time
Final score:
22points
#5
Paper Boy
Final score:
21points
György Becze 1 year ago
it is simply ridiculous. this colorization is a joke. a 50's boy with COLORED newspaper? and on top if it all with a hat of colors non-existent in that era? oh come on... it is absolutely out of age. perfect miss...
Janice Garland 1 year ago
It seems adding color to these photos removes the raw reality of the time these photos were taken. This young boy had to sell newspapers instead of going to school so he and his family could eat that day.
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#6
A Look Of Confidence
Final score:
20points
The Original Bruno 1 year ago (edited)
Most evil thing I could say: It's from the cigarette. Also, he looks like he unironically uses the word, "toots" on strangers. As in, "Where ya goin', toots?" UPDATE: OP seems to have a thing for young kids smoking cigarettes.
#7
Happy Thoughts
Final score:
17points
Auhsoj 1 year ago
its a pattern in these, some objects are half colored. Maybe AI?
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#8
Boys Will Be Boys
Final score:
17points
Mike F 1 year ago
Maybe because the kid on the right isn't wearing pink socks in B & W version.
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Hope And Chaos
Final score:
16points
1 year ago
it's ai so the story is the prompt put into the image generator
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#10
Balloon Boy
Final score:
16points
#11
Girl Toy
Final score:
16points
#13
Friendship
Final score:
14points
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
Kid's got blue tipped hair? Doubt it. AI "art" technology sucks.
#15
Happy Women
Final score:
14points
#17
Caring Soul
Final score:
13points
#18
Jumping Jacks
Final score:
12points
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
What's with her hair color in the back? I think this is just people using AI
Kobe (she) 1 year ago
Agree, for me this does not work either. A photograph is ultimately a moment of life frozen in time. OP states that she wants to breathe life into these to make them more real. For me, they get less real this way...
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Kissing Under The Sun
Final score:
12points
Layla Pollack 1 year ago
it's funny how this girl is wearing a corset and she's what like 5 years old.
The Original Bruno 1 year ago
But the one of goths is from the 1890s Goth movement?
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Man’s Best Friend
Final score:
12points
#21
Stern Look
Final score:
12points
#22
Smiling Children
Final score:
11points
#24
Get The Milk
Final score:
11points
#25
Happy Times
Final score:
10points
#26
Romance
Final score:
10points
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
Good Lord - what was on their lips to give that colour of kisses?!?!?!?!?!
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
Someone lazily used AI "art" to "paint" this and it shows that there's little "intelligence" in AI
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#27
Happy Feet
Final score:
10points
#29
Relaxation
Final score:
9points
#31
Kite Fun
Final score:
5points
#32
Share An Ice Cream
Final score:
4points
#33
Curious Minds
Final score:
4points
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
AI "art" doesn't have a clue what it's actually doing so that's why the wall and the kid's military colored shirt looks off.
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#35
A Loving Sister
Final score:
4points
TheAmericanAmerican 1 year ago
Gotta love the super realistic blue and purple aurora behind them 🙄
#36
Food Time
Final score:
4points
Multa Nocte 1 year ago
This must not be from France because I live here and I've never seen a blue baguette. However, I admit I have not travelled to every city.
#38
Study Time
Final score:
4points
G A 1 year ago
You just coloured most of them blue, and nit consistently either-clothes have different colours on different sleeves. Truck grill is multi colour and lipstick also. You need a better AI programme or something. Sorry but overall needs improvement IMO.
Rose the Cook 1 year ago
I found the tendency for so much blue clothing distracting.
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jasper 1 year ago
Some are quite good, but honestly, some (like the guy with the lipstick all over his face) look like they were done by AI. There are some strange color choices and inconsistencies.
Sera 1 year ago
For sure this is uncorrected AI. At first I was willing to consider some things as an artistic choice to mimic antique/aging color photographs but some of these are egregious issues that no human would pass as acceptable.
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Fat Harry 1 year ago
This is just AI b******t. No human had any part in colouring these, they're too wildly inconsistent. Rainbow patterns everywhere, bits that have been missed, just a real mess. Don't upvote this AI b******t.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
I am sick and tired of these pathetic excuse of so-called "artists" (cheaters and plagiarists, in fact) who proudly say "I did this" when the only thing they did was enter a few commands in a computer. This is clearly AI. Shame on them, and you, BP, for allowing this. When you want to display AI works, label them as such. These are not even corrected!
1 year ago
History Reimagined: AI colorized 30 "Old" Photos, Here's The Result - there I fixed it
Mike T 1 year ago
I get conflicted with coloring older photos. I've seen some I like, but some the coloring takes away from their vintage/historic feel.
1 year ago
if it makes you feel any better ai generated all of them so it's not ruining anything :)
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Sweet Fanny Adams 1 year ago
Hello, Charles. I adore photographs particular the ones from a long time ago. That photo, 'Look of confidence', I hope boy has candy cigarette and not real one hehe 🙂 BP, more of this please 🙂
jasper 1 year ago
Some are quite good, but honestly, some (like the guy with the lipstick all over his face) look like they were done by AI. There are some strange color choices and inconsistencies.
Sera 1 year ago
For sure this is uncorrected AI. At first I was willing to consider some things as an artistic choice to mimic antique/aging color photographs but some of these are egregious issues that no human would pass as acceptable.
Load More Replies... Fat Harry 1 year ago
This is just AI b******t. No human had any part in colouring these, they're too wildly inconsistent. Rainbow patterns everywhere, bits that have been missed, just a real mess. Don't upvote this AI b******t.
Luis Hernandez Dauajare 1 year ago
I am sick and tired of these pathetic excuse of so-called "artists" (cheaters and plagiarists, in fact) who proudly say "I did this" when the only thing they did was enter a few commands in a computer. This is clearly AI. Shame on them, and you, BP, for allowing this. When you want to display AI works, label them as such. These are not even corrected!
1 year ago
History Reimagined: AI colorized 30 "Old" Photos, Here's The Result - there I fixed it
Mike T 1 year ago
I get conflicted with coloring older photos. I've seen some I like, but some the coloring takes away from their vintage/historic feel.
1 year ago
if it makes you feel any better ai generated all of them so it's not ruining anything :)
Load More Replies... Sweet Fanny Adams 1 year ago
Hello, Charles. I adore photographs particular the ones from a long time ago. That photo, 'Look of confidence', I hope boy has candy cigarette and not real one hehe 🙂 BP, more of this please 🙂
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