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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / December 2006ANNI'S HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: TIP #1
Going through some old family photos I found a photo of my parents which was taken about 9 months before I was born. This particular slide was well-preserved and still looks like it was taken last week (Kodachrome rules!). I then found a photo of myself (I don't have many) that I happened to take on top of Mt. Haleakala in Hawaii. Using Photoshop I put my pic over my mom's pic and thus created a photo of me and my dad that I will give him for XMAS. Oddly, in this photo my dad is about half my age. Perhaps I can find some old photos of myself where we are closer in ages. If any of you have elderly parents that are still living, this might make a great gift idea for them. BTW, here is my photo: http://www.pbase.com/image/71189606 > Going through some old family photos I found a photo of my parents > which was taken about 9 months before I was born. This particular [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > http://www.pbase.com/image/71189606 That's a great idea, Bret! Sadly, both my parents have passed away, but I thought of my older brothers and sisters (I'm the youngest in the family). Wonderful idea for Christmas! I don't have Photoshop, tho. I'll find someone who does. Your dad is a very handsome man. Thanks for the tip, Bret! Helen helensilverburg@hotmail.com wrote: >> ... I then found a photo of >> myself (I don't have many) that I happened to take on top of [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> my age. Perhaps I can find some old photos of myself where we >> are closer in ages. People do like these kinds of images. I've done a couple similar things myself but I cringe every time I do it. I'm interested in family history and it's already hard enough to figure out who the people are in old photographs. Photoshopping is going to give future genealogists some serious headaches. I don't recommend you post this idea in the soc.genealogy.* hierarchy. ;) > Going through some old family photos I found a photo of my parents > which was taken about 9 months before I was born. This particular [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > BTW, here is my photo: Pretty funny; your dad has this Kevin Costner/Tom Hanks thing going there. Cool shot. Post the shot atop Haleakala; I was there in July. Quite the place, no? I did something similar last year. An aunt who is the mother of a large family (13 kids) asked if I could assemble a group of pictures that featured all of her kids and the parents at age 10. I had a few shots I took myself, scanned a bunch more, and assembled a family portrait of all 15 of them at age 10. She was going to do if the old-fashioned way, paper and glue, but I told her I knew a better say. The final product was an 11x14 of all of them arranged similar to a family portrait shot two years ago. They loved it. I only wish my PS skills were better. Yes, I know.....lessons. > http://www.pbase.com/image/71189606 > Pretty funny; your dad has this Kevin Costner/Tom Hanks thing going there. > Cool shot. Post the shot atop Haleakala; I was there in July. Quite the > place, no? Haleakala is the best. http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/37813856 >> Pretty funny; your dad has this Kevin Costner/Tom Hanks thing going >> there. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Haleakala is the best. > http://www.pbase.com/bret/image/37813856 Neat shot, clear right down to the ocean. Rare, too. When I was up there in July, the Silverswords were in bloom: http://mysite.verizon.net/dmanthree/silversword.jpg The bike ride down was pretty nice, too... > Kinon O'Cann wrote: > Pretty funny; your dad has this Kevin Costner/Tom Hanks thing going > there. My first thought was James Dean. TheDave? wrote: > > Kinon O'Cann wrote: > > Pretty funny; your dad has this Kevin Costner/Tom Hanks thing going > > there. > > My first thought was James Dean. I think that's the way everybody looked back in the 50's. TheDave? wrote: > > Kinon O'Cann wrote: > > Pretty funny; your dad has this Kevin Costner/Tom Hanks thing going > > there. > > My first thought was James Dean. That's what I thought too! Put more hair on his dad, comb it real cool-like and voila....James Dean. Honest! Helen > My first thought was James Dean. That's what I thought too! Put more hair on his dad, comb it real cool-like and voila....James Dean. Honest! Helen He looks a little like Dean, but without the attitude. Beside, back then it was almost a felony to comb your hair, zip up your jacket, or wear a belt. Of course, back on the East coast, it was just the opposite. Bob Hickey >> My first thought was James Dean. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > was almost a felony to comb your hair, zip up your jacket, or wear a belt. > Of course, back on the East coast, it was just the opposite. Bob Hickey Right.....And you couldn't wear a hat....Back East, when I was in H.S, I had to walk to school all Winter without a hat....Sometimes my wet, slicked back hair, would freeze solid on the way, so I could tap it with a pencil, and it would go, "Click, click".....It's a wonder I survived....:^) > William Graham wrote: > Right.....And you couldn't wear a hat....Back East, when I was in > H.S, I had to walk to school all Winter without a hat....Sometimes my > wet, slicked back hair, would freeze solid on the way, so I could tap > it with a pencil, and it would go, "Click, click".....It's a wonder I > survived....:^) What people will do for fashion. LOL! >> William Graham wrote: >> Right.....And you couldn't wear a hat....Back East, when I was in [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > What people will do for fashion. LOL! Yeah....That was in 1952, when I was 17. Today, my doctor wonders why I never get a cold.....I tell him it's Darwin at work.....If I could catch a cold today, then I would've died on the way to school back in 1952..... > If any of you have elderly parents that are still living, this might > make a great gift idea for them. > > BTW, here is my photo: > > http://www.pbase.com/image/71189606 Great job! I really like it. I'm sure dear old dad is going to love it. Rita > Going through some old family photos I found a photo of my parents > which was taken about 9 months before I was born. This particular [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > http://www.pbase.com/image/71189606 You have your fathers eyes, Bret. Grreat idea. Draco Getting even isn't good enough. > Going through some old family photos I found a photo of my parents > which was taken about 9 months before I was born. This particular [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > http://www.pbase.com/image/71189606 You needed help with the post subject. PS: Good job and neat idea. Minolta 5400 Scan Elite scanner with ICE for sale. Write me. Remove Freelunch.  Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. > Going through some old family photos I found a photo of my parents > which was taken about 9 months before I was born. This particular [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > http://www.pbase.com/image/71189606 ... OTOH ... the shadows are all wrong and the photog got his shadow in the pic. Signature-- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI] gallery & rulz: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch. > > http://www.pbase.com/image/71189606 > > ... OTOH ... the shadows are all wrong and the photog got his shadow > in the pic. Well, you're half right. The shadows ARE all wrong. I need to re-take my pic under the proper sunlight. However, the shadow on the wall is from the subjects, not the photographer. However, the shadow on the wall is from the subjects, not the > photographer. I thought one of the subjects was the photographer.....(Just kidding) Yeah, You should retake your photo when the light is right (coming from your left, like it was in your dad's photo) and then stitch that one in.....but, what the hell, it's still a neat picture........ |
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