from black and white to colour

[Olive]

has anyone ever recoloured a black and white photo???
DH accidently deleted a colour photo from DD2 birth that we both loved, we have it in black and white and i have seen that you can recolour then, there is a program called blackmagic but im unsure just how good it would work and if anyone has used the program, id love to fix the photo for DH if possible

[Junglemum]

Can you open it in the program that you edited it in and 'restore' the original?

You've probably triend that, but just in case!

[Olive]

nope it long lost poor bugger was devestated, did it the night DD2 was born

[Junglemum]

So is the black and white one on the computer or a print?

[Olive]

both..

[Junglemum]

And you don't have the option to restore the color on the black and white one on the pc?

[Olive]

(computer illiterate here) we've tried, asked missy sammi too and she suggested a few things but it was lost that makes sense!!
im avoiding asking DH cos i want to suprise him, i might ask him in a round a boout way!

[Junglemum]

bummer. If Sammi doesn't know, then i have NO hope!

[Olive]

bugger i was hoping you would be my saving grace!! thanks chicken!

[Junglemum]

email me the pic.... ya never know!

[Olive]

oh %#@$#@ i think it on the hard drive let me check.......

hang on i might have it on photobucket.....

ETA ok found it on photobucket and just emailed you!!

[suse]

If you've made it black & white using the hue/saturation tool through an adjustment layer in photoshop it's a non destructive edit, and the original colour values are retained. Otherwise, it's a destructive edit and the original colour values are not retained. Sorry hon.

Any program that claims to 'restore' colour is not being honest. It does not restore colour, it re-colours a photo. Generally these programs allow the user to define features and areas within a photo then specify the base shade in each area; whilst you get shading you don't get the polychromatic spectrum we are used to seeing in modern colour photography. Like when you see old black and white movies re-coloured, the colours tend to look a bit garish.

HTH hon. Oh, and I know the photo you mean. FWIW - it's stunning in b&w.

[Junglemum]

OMG J, that is the most beautiful pic. It made me cry.

[Olive]

thanks suse im pretty sure its lost thanks for explaining all that, i did wonder how it could be done.
its lovely isnt it ange, we love it too, upsets me still though that its lost

[Nelle]

The black and white one is wonderful, I don't think you lose too much by not having colour. xo