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Tom Marshall (PhotograFix)

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I am a photo colouriser and restorer, trading as PhotograFix. I have had the pleasure of working with some of the world's leading museums, photo archives and publishers, as well as private commissions and projects I undertake for fun.

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Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • commented on 7 posts 2 years ago

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thanks Rosie :)

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Thank you, and no here's no way to tell, only to work out how dark a shade it is based on the shade of grey. It's a mixture of research from reference paintings and costume books, and artistic license. Tom

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thanks Rosie :)

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Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • upvoted 13 items 2 years ago

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

These were all amazingly done-- you have a real gift with colour. Thank you for also sharing the history behind the photographs and bringing these people's stories to life. (Everybody dressed so beautifully/handsomely then. )

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I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

History

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

That's a mighty fine hat you have, Charles.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Surprised to see skinny jeans from back then, lol.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

for those who are interested, an online version of the book by by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith, complete with the original photos and write-ups , can be found here https://www.victorianlondon.org/publications/thomson.htm

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

That was (and in parts of the UK) still is the case. I ran many hotels around the UK for a large UK based company years (think late '70's early to mid '80's) ago and in several of the more rural (market town) ones had rows of pewter tankards, usually hung above the bar which were many of the local men's personal tankards, many being passed down from father to so or even further back - that or presented on coming of age. As an experiment one week, myself and my assistant manager did a measuring of each of the 20 or so tankards we had in a place in deepest, darkest Suffolk and found that apart from 3, every one was between a quarter and a third over what was stamped on the measure (ie, if stamped 1 pint, it would be 1.25 or 1.33 pints) - they had been ripping the place off for years !!! We started a policy of only filling the known offenders tankards to 3/4's full, they soon got the message .......

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Nice work Tom! The pictures have really come to life.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Also, I've got a question. How do you know which colours to use? Is there some kind of way to guess the colour based on the shade of grey, or do you just do it based on what seems the best?

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

These pictures are beautiful, even more when colourized. I usually skip the text altogether on these kind of articles (my ADD doesn't let me concentrate on long paragraphs, anyway), but I read everything here. I'd love to see more of these!

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

This looks like it could have been a scene that inspired Oliver Twist.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

It never went away! It needs to be brought down for good.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Victorian Delboy and Rodney?

History, Photography

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

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Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • submitted 2 new posts 2 years ago

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I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

History, Photography

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • commented on 2 posts 3 years ago

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

I forgot to mention the horse was getting married in this photo...

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

The movie is incredible too, and unlike lots of recent war movies it doesn't rely on CGI - I think there are 2-3 CGI shots used and only for the safety of the horses. Really worth watching

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • upvoted 10 items 3 years ago

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

My grandad served in WWI as a wagon driver taking supplies to the front. I hadn’t imagined that the routes they took were as bad as this. He was accidentally scalded by some soup and was sent to Scarborough to recover. I can see why such precautions were necessary when I see how filthy everything must have been. Thanks for posting these.

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

The red poppy is to commemorate the humans, the purple poppy for the animals

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

The red poppy is to commemorate the humans, the purple poppy for the animals

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

These were all gorgeously done. Thank you for also sharing the history of these brave animals. So many of these animals were life lines for the soldiers and also offered a sense of love and compassion amid so much violence, trauma, and death.

British Bulldog

Simon, The Ship Cat

Royal Navy Mascot

Jasper

Rip The Hero Dog

Aircrew

Messenger Pigeons

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Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • submitted 6 list additions 3 years ago

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • submitted 2 new posts 2 years ago

History

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

History, Photography

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • submitted 2 new posts 3 years ago

Animals, History

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

History

I've Colorized These 100-Year-Old Photos To Show How Much Of A Struggle It Was To Have The Women's Rights That We Have Today

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • submitted 2 new posts 4 years ago

Digital Art, History

I Colourised 10 Photos From Over 160 Years Ago To Show The Horrors Of Life For Those Living Under Slavery

Digital Art, History

My 10 Colourised Photos Show The True Horror Of The Holocaust

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • submitted 2 new posts 6 years ago

History

I've Colourised These Photos Of England's 'First Blitz' Over 100 Years Ago

Digital Art, History

I’ve Colourised These 100+ Year Old Photos Of American Child Labour, And Here's The Result

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • submitted a new post 7 years ago

Digital Art

I've Colourised These Images Of Passchendaele To Mark Its 100th Anniversary

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • submitted a new post 8 years ago

History, Photography

I Have Colourised The Lost Tommies, Unknown Soldiers From WW1

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • submitted 14 list additions 3 years ago

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • submitted 6 list additions 5 years ago

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • commented on 7 posts 2 years ago

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thanks Rosie :)

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Thank you :)

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Thank you :)

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

This caption was written in the 1870s and is copied directly from the author.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

This caption was written in the 1870s and is copied directly from the author.

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • commented on 2 posts 3 years ago

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

I forgot to mention the horse was getting married in this photo...

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

The movie is incredible too, and unlike lots of recent war movies it doesn't rely on CGI - I think there are 2-3 CGI shots used and only for the safety of the horses. Really worth watching

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • commented on 11 posts 4 years ago

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thank you :)

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thanks Sami

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thanks Jessica.

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thank you.

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thanks Annie

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thank you Tanya.

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thank you Caroline :)

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thank you :)

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thank you, I tend to post most regularly on Facebook,Twitter (links above) or my website www.photogra-fix.com Tom

My 10 Colourised Photos Show The True Horror Of The Holocaust

Hi Leo, the wording for the title wasn't my choice unfortunately and I agree with you. It had been my intention for the photos to be a reminder of what happened as sadly people do forget and have forgotten around the world. Tom

My 10 Colourised Photos Show The True Horror Of The Holocaust

Thanks for your feedback. I hadn't stated these photos were art (I had put the piece in 'history' myself) and had no intention to offend but to highlight something that is sadly being forgotten as the survivors pass away each year. I appreciate not everybody likes colourised photos but disrespecting the subjects was far from my intention, Tom.

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • upvoted 15 items 2 years ago

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

Thank you :)

I Colourised These Photos Of Black People In Britain To Celebrate Our Shared History

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Also, I've got a question. How do you know which colours to use? Is there some kind of way to guess the colour based on the shade of grey, or do you just do it based on what seems the best?

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Nice work Tom! The pictures have really come to life.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

That's a mighty fine hat you have, Charles.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Surprised to see skinny jeans from back then, lol.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

This looks like it could have been a scene that inspired Oliver Twist.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

It never went away! It needs to be brought down for good.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Victorian Delboy and Rodney?

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

I love how you've colorized the photos as they seem to come to life

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

I'm impressed at the effort and realism behind your colorization. Also, I appreciate the historical aspect of this work. I love history of everyday people.

"Street Life In London": I Colourised 11 Photos From Over 140 Years Ago

Man, that "women be shopping" line is older than I thought.

Tom Marshall (PhotograFix) • upvoted 5 items 3 years ago

Remembrance Day: I Colorized 14 Photos Of Animals That Served In WW1 And WW2

The red poppy is to commemorate the humans, the purple poppy for the animals

British Bulldog

North Irish Horse Regiment

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