World War II in (partial) colour

Adding a small amount of colour to a black and white photo can sometimes make an image all the more powerful. Here's a couple I tried from WWII...

The liberation of Paris

African American regiment, the 41st Engineers, on parade

Christmas 1942, US soldiers carol singing in Iceland

World War I in (partial) colour

A little more colourising fun, here with some photos from WWI.

We all live in a 'Yellowised' submarine...

This one reminds me of the Apple iMac 'Flavour' adverts from the late 90s...

Last one in's a sissy...

Ouch...

Sergeant Stubby stands to attention...

Fun with Blondie

Another example of 'Yellowising' (I'm coining a new phrase).

Smile

Here's an excellent photo by Aisa Villarosa from Detroit, which I thought was crying out for just a spot of yellow... 

Photo Revival

Here's what I believed to be a very poor photo (taken on my phone) from a Gogol Bordello gig that I attended.

When I looked more closely, and mainly because someone was holding a can aloft, I spotted an opportunity to turn it in to an advert for Red Stripe Lager.

A (re)Touching Tale

I was asked recently to restore an old photo, for a friend of my father who'd been carrying, in his pocket for many years, the only image that he possessed of his long since deceased wife.

I managed to get most of the major creases out... 

Then I decided to try a little colour, I had to guess at the colour of the skirt and hair, and offered to change it, if it was wrong. The reply came back to me, that she had been gone for so long that he couldn't remember the colour of her hair. I thought this was rather sad...

I think she looks like a redhead.