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**electile disfunction** · April 28th, 2011, 03:58 PM

There are likely many answers to these questions and I would like to hear from everyone else.

1. Why colorize (colourize) other artists' black and white photos & film? Why is this worthwhile or necessary, please?

2. Supplementary question:
Why are sepia, green, and other single colours added to other artists' black and white photos & film, too, please?

I have long wondered these questions. It seems to me that the artists of these visuals created them to be portrayed in a specific medium and I am uncomfortable that we are being very presumptuous by altering them in (what seems) drastic ways.

What ideas and understanding might I be missing?

Please respond (and play nice!),
e.d.

April 28th, 2011, 03:58 PM	#1
electile disfunction Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somewhere flat, that's either hot, cold, or windy ... Canada? Posts: 1,966 Thanks: 42,100 Thanked 21,352 Times in 1,903 Posts	Why colorize (colourize) photos & film? There are likely many answers to these questions and I would like to hear from everyone else. 1. Why colorize (colourize) other artists' black and white photos & film? Why is this worthwhile or necessary, please? 2. Supplementary question: Why are sepia, green, and other single colours added to other artists' black and white photos & film, too, please? I have long wondered these questions. It seems to me that the artists of these visuals created them to be portrayed in a specific medium and I am uncomfortable that we are being very presumptuous by altering them in (what seems) drastic ways. What ideas and understanding might I be missing? Please respond (and play nice!), e.d.