Japanese Samurai Brought To Life in Living Color

Color might not make everything better, but it sure does put a new spin on old images. A hundred years ago, people would u31.com เข้าสู่ระบบ hand-paint color into black and white photos. Flash forward to the 21st century, and people are still painting color in old images, but just with better tech. The terrific subreddit ColorizedHistory has been showcasing wonderful colorized photos. If you like history (and really, you should), definitely have a look at all the other photos. Samurai, 1881. Photo by Franz Stillfried. Colorization by @dynamichrome. pic.twitter.com/DxoXE13vxE — Mads Madsen (@ColorizeHistory) November 29, 2014 The samurai image dates from 1861 and was taken by Franz von Stillfried-Ratenicz. Photo Chopshop, a colorization service, created this contrast u31 ทางเข้า to show how images look with color and without. You can see many more examples on the Photo Chopshop stream on Facebook.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"1744773138","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"kotaku-east","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"kotaku-east","TAGS":"","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Japanese Archers, c. 1860. [Image: Dynamichrome] Woman in Kimono, c. 1920. [Image: salsifufu | ColorizedHistory] Cherry Blossoms in Washington D.C., 1925. [Image: Dynamichrome] Wedding Portrait, c. 1930s. [Image: Dynamichrome] Japan, c. 1950s. [Image: Dynamichrome] Top image: Dynamichrome h/t ロケットニュース To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or find him u31 เข้าสู่ระบบ on Twitter@Brian_Ashcraft Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.