Hand-painted Photography as a Unique Form of Art
 Since
the advent of the photographic arts in the early 1800s, photographers have been
producing hand
colored photography. The excitement upon seeing a naturalistic image recorded
for the 1st time in history gave way to prompt frustration owing to the fact
that the coloring was not recorded. Not long after the process was invented,
daguerreotypes and tin types had color painted to the image for the role of
making them look more life-like. The large majority of sponsors for the new
venturesome photography artist sought out portraiture and the only way to delight
these customers was to add color by hand. Handcolored panoramic postcards also
became quite notable. This fad continued into the mid-20th century prior to
the first appearance of colour film. Once color photography was honed for popular
use, handpainted
photographs were no longer in style. During the 1960s and 1970s, hand tinted
work could be found in commercial work, largely for advertisement uses. Today,
a number of photography artist carry on the tradition of this process in and
of itself as an art form.
A hand
colored photograph is a form of the unique
fine arts as well as a enduring treasured commodity. Oil paint is one of
the most often used mediums. It is brushed directly to the surface of the traditional
black
and white photograph. The oil paint in fact seals the surface of the photographic
print, resulting in the handcolored photograph being more archival than an conventional
black and white artisan photograph. The artisan is in no way restricted to oil
paint. A broad variety of mediums can be employed in the technique of coloring
photographs. Watercolor, acrylic paint, graphite pencil, pastel, wax crayon
- the sky’s the limit! The surface of the photograph must be taken into
consideration, however. A paper with “tooth” is necessary for the
pencil technique, for example.
Digital photography now enables both photographers and novices alike to delight
in the experience of colorizing their images with ease, as well as furnishing
a means to make a
fine art photographic print. However there is still nothing like an original
silver gelatin print that has been hand-colored. There is an sublime quality
to colored by hand fine
art photography which is entirely unequal either the prominent brilliant
colors in ektachrome or kodachrome colour photographs. There is also a fullness
to the original hand-colored photograph that far surpasses that of a digital
print, nevermind the distinctiveness in each and every one!
Unique handcolored photography is being carried out in a wide range of styles
from lightly tinted photographs to the contemporary heavily painted work of
the notable artist Holly Roberts. A classic image where merely one item is handpainted
can be super effective. A young child gripping a lily where only the lily has
a delicate, subtle shade added to it makes a charming statement. Yet equally
as effective is an photo that has been metamorphosed into a personal artistic
statement. The photography of notable artist, Padgett McFeely, is a perfect
case in point. Her photos ranges from the classical hand
painted photograph to the extreme heavily painted photograph. In her words,
she “enriches her photographs with her hand painting techniques allowing
her to amplify the mystic and intrigue of a particular scene, enhancing the
emotional and spiritual content with the paint.”
 McFeely
talks about her art with a sense of veneration. “Capturing illusions of
reality on film by utilizing the raw purity of black and white photography is
intrinsic to my work. As my work advances through a variety of stages, I am
in essence searching for that dream in the back of my mind”. Enter into
her dream world and explore the elegance of a hand painted photograph.
To see samples of McFeeleys
Hand Colored Photography visit www.GoodHandArts.com.
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