Grandfather and Grandson Soldier Recreation

[Barber-Eile]

Hi everyone,

A friend of mine asked me to recreate a photo he had of his grandfather in his army uniform. I love photography and gladly agreed and am quite proud of the result. Have a look here and I'd love to hear any feedback or critique.
Thanks!

Or here's the link if the above doesn't work: Photo

 

[D/ELong Handle]

That is very well done. I appreciate great Military Men.

 

[Seamonkey311]

That is a cool pic

 

[Luc]

Nice picture!!

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[MMag]

Well done!

 

[Barber-Eile]

Thanks Luc!
I've posted images before but the process seemed to escape me this time!

Thanks for all the nice words everyone

 

[Monkeydad]

INCREDIBLE work. Great idea too, those old military shots are timeless.

Thank him for his family's service for me.

 

[dpmtherrien]

Nice work. Something to passed down for generations to come.

 

[RichGem]

INCREDIBLE work. Great idea too, those old military shots are timeless.

+1 amazing.

 

[Barber-Eile]

Thanks everyone. My friend also wondered if I could make a version of his photo to make it look old... this was my attempt:

 

[Haiku]

Well done!

Your attempt to "distress" the photograph works very well. It is a bit blue and in traditional darkroom work, that would be the result of either toning or a rather long bath in selenium.

That certainly works, but a more "typical" type of old style look is to sepia tone the photograph. Sepia will leave the highlights alone and it will change the darks to brown or a sort of golden brown. It will also tend at times to bring out a bit of detail in the shadows.

It was very fashionable in the early part of the last century, and it never went out of style. It was and is a way of making a traditional photograph archival. Sepia toned prints can last a very long time in pretty much perfect condition. They can last at least a century and it is thought much longer. That's one of the reasons that sepia photographs immediately conjure up the idea of something that's vintage: many sepia toned photographs have lasted and many people have seen them.

I've taken a bit of a liberty with your work: here’s a quick and not all that good attempt using Picassa:

 

[Barber-Eile]

Hi Haiku!

Thanks so much for the processing info - very interesting. I always wondered why old photos had a sepia tone to them!

 

[pal]

Your work is exceptional!

 

[Barber-Eile]

Your work is exceptional!

Naaawww
Thanks

 

[TheScalpel]

wow, great pic, and the sepia is timeless!

 

[Haiku]

Hi Haiku!

That's so much for the processing info - very interesting. I always wondered why old photos had a sepia tone to them!

You're very welcome, I really admire what you accomplished with this photograph by the way. Thanks for posting it. I look forward to seeing more of your stuff.

 

[Loner16]

Excellent work...

Really quite amazing!

 

[Unknownsoldier]

Very nice, grandfather a medic, grandson a para..... nice mix

Love the photo', Old photo's always look great, but whoever took the first had quite an eye...

Tom

 

[Barber-Eile]

Thanks for all the comments guys.
Yeah the first original photograph was very well done... it's a shame I can't show you the detail of the original.

My friend in the recreation isn't a soldier though , I just thought I'd mention that. He is incredibly proud of his grandfather and it was his family who thought he should make this recreation as they all think they both look very alike. He is a vintage enthusiast and thus had the cap already. He told me that if his grandfather could see the photo he's sure that he'd be very proud and would think it was a lovely idea.