Have you ever wondered what difference the colorizing of old black-and-white photos would make?

Yeah, you're right, SpunkySenior! I only posted the question without thinking too much about it all. But what I liked about the colorization of still photos was that in a couple of the photos suddenly had a sense of 'timelessness' about them. The Lewis Powell photo at the very beginning of the video especially - - Powell's photo looks like it could have been taken yesterday. But to me his very temporary-to-now hair style makes him look that way. And he looks that way in black-and-white, too.
And I should mention that one of my current favorite artist photographers works purposely almost completely in black-and-white and I love his stuff.

Anyway, the difference in some of the photos in the news short video was interesting to me.
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And I'm not "for" the colorization of movies at all. I keep imagining Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" in color and that wouldn't be so good to me.
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Thanks for answering!
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To be honest, I didn't view the video, but I will take your word for it.

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No worries, SpunkySenior!

Agree completely. not to mention that in the older movies there is actually a story-line rather than it being choc full of special effects.

Great answer, Adaydreambeliever! I'm with you all the way on everything you said! 
 
Also, like I mentioned to SpunkySenior, my favorite current photographer artist works completely [I think] in black-and-white pieces. At least, all of the photo pieces on my wall of his are black-and-white.

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Yeah, wise color choosing would really be needed - - I would have no idea how to go about that.

Thanks, tom jackson! Yeah, you're right about Adams!
The video helps in putting my question in context. I'm not referring to colorizing movies or anything --  or classic artists who work in black-and-white. There's a photo at the beginning of the video of Lewis Powell in 1865 - - his hair style looks extremely modern, both in black-and-white and color. I liked both the black-and-white and color versions but Powell is handsome in any color. (Even though he was part of a plot in Abraham Lincoln's assassination.)

I'm only able to Copy-and-Paste the link address to see the video. It's a very short video.

Thanks for answering!
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Oh Tom, if ever anyone was to touch Ansel Adams with color,  I cannot express the ideas that just popped into my head.  Please don't even joke about such a thing.  
Shivers  just ran up and down my spine.  

Sorry her voice was irritating for you but I'm glad you still watched, thanks!
The main reason I posed the question was the difference in that first photo of Lewis Powell -- it looks to me like it could have been taken yesterday; yes, I guess the image still looks modern to me instead of 1865 whether black-and-white or color but both looked good to me in different ways. His hair style looks modern and he looks like a model.
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I, too, like black-and-white photos.

Thanks for answering, Thriftymaid!
:) This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at July 14, 2017 10:27 AM MDT

"Taaa Daaaa!"

I couldn't have said it better myself.

I was only referring to old photos that,  I guess to me (I may be wrong), from the short video that I had a link to, were mainly "just" photos. (To me, the point of the person in the video seemed to be that she was adding some color to old historical photos to maybe bring more of a we-need-to-remember-this-stuff-can-still-happen-today- and perhaps within our modern  "other-colors-than-black-and-white colors" overload of much of everyday life now, then some of the difficulties of the past might hit us again afresh.
- But I admit the main reason I posted the question was handsome Lewis Powell featured at the beginning of the video - - I was impressed in the video with the differences that the black-and-white photo of handsome Lewis Powell had in comparison to the colorized version. Yet, both of his images struck me as very modern, probably mainly due to his timelessly-stylish haircut.

Though I obviously did not make it clear in my question since many have addressed the issue, I was not referring to fine art photography artists and filmmakers.

I'm sorry if any of this came across in a negative way. At this point,. if I could withdraw the question I  would.

And I agree with you all the way, Judas Goat. Regardless if I have successfully communicated it. And I don't think I did. Even though i disagree with it, my words seem still to come across as if I think it's all fine and dandy to attack any piece of art out there to do with what one will. I don't think that.

I'm sorry for all my bullsh**-sounding crap.

Thanks for answering, Judas Goat!
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"Everything is a unique expression of art.  I embrace all forms of it."

Yes...I too embrace all forms. I do not consider taking another persons works and manipulating them to suit your own preference for whatever means a "UNIQUE EXPRESSION OF ART".   I consider it appropriation under the most disingenuous & insidious of agendas

Yes.
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You state your case well!
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Great points!
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