Yesterday I posted a rescued snapshot of my dad as a young man of 23. (He was born August 28, 1918). The original snapshot, taken by an unknown photographer, was tilted so much that I had to add to the background with Painter so that I could straighten and crop the image, and I posted that here yesterday. But while I was at it, I also decided to use Painter to add some color with a combination of color overlay and digital pastel. Then I added a bit of posterizing effect in selected areas. Here is the result, which I like but I also like the original version. For me, the process is just as important as the result. As I work on the photo, I notice more details (my dad's shirt, his belt, his watchband, the rocks along the shore, little boy in the background). As I invent the colors, I spend a little more time with the photo as I think about the scene, and about my dad, and his life.
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