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Photo by Henri Cartier Bresson Digital Colorization by Abby Chang
Chinese History Colorized by the Digital Media Class
This year , the Digital Media Class digitally colorized b / w historical photos in China taken by famous French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson between 1948-1958 . They used a free open source program called GIMP to complete the task .
To accurately reproduce colors from that time , the students researched costumes , fabrics , and materials from this era . Next , they sampled their chosen images to digitally paint their black and white photos . They had to paint every pixel in their photos painstakingly , and they even had to paint light and shadow coloration that matched the environment in which their photo was taken .
This project was completed in three classes with
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extra time put in for homework . On average , each student took between 8-12 hours on their project .
This kind of work requires advanced editing skills along with keen attention to detail . I was very impressed with the final projects that looked on par with professional colorized images I ’ ve seen in published works .”
-Mr . Robert Van West , Digital Media