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How To Convert Photos From Black&White To Color
The Emir of Bukhara, Alim Khan, in a 1911 color photograph by Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky. At right is the triple color-filtered black-and-white glass plate negative, shown here as a positive (image from Wikipedia)
Did you know you can convert a black & white photo to a color photo?
Using the “Three Color Process” it’s possible to convert photos taken with a b&w film to a color photo, but it works also with digital photos (some Leica M10 user out there?).
It’s not particularly difficult to convert photos. You need i) filters, ii) a tripod, iii) a steady subject, and iv) either film or a digital camera. The 15 minutes video below by Jacob Carlson explains everything.
Table of content:
- 0:00 – Kick-ass Intro
- 1:30 – Get Red, Green, and Blue filters for your camera
- 2:18 – Get a sturdy tripod
- 2:54 – Keep subject still
- 3:24 – Use contrasty film
- 4:17 – The results!
- 5:51 – Cameras used
- 7:08 – How to combine the photos
- 12:32 – What to avoid
- 14:26 – The end bit
[via DIY Photography]
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