Since color photography was not around during the American Civil War, I decided to experiment with monochrome for a few reenactment pictures. It's not hard to do this in Photoshop. I find the sepia filter is a bit subtle so I saturate just a little after I use it. (For some reason Sepia is under Adjustments, not Filters, at least in CS6.)
Which effect do you prefer for this era, sepia or black and white?
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| Sepia |
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| Black and White (Grayscale) |
In case you missed yesterday's post, the occasion was a reenactment of the 1862 Battle of Front Royal. This urban battle was one of Stonewall Jackson's surprise attacks during his Valley Campaign.
If you've been to a reenactment, you've probably seen men pretending to be wounded or dead. Ignoring that tragic aspect of a battle would pretty much reduce the event to a parade instead of a depiction of history!
Sharing with Black and White Weekend and Sepia Saturday
I have never been to a reenactment. But have always wanted to go.
ReplyDeleteI like both effects, but I think I like the sepia better.
ReplyDeleteI personally always prefer black and white - and strong contrast (bet you wouldn't have known if I didn't tell you!) but I have to admit to liking the softness of your sepia image.
ReplyDeletean "old" image should be sepia I think. It shares the age of the story
ReplyDeleteWhat a great hobby, I wondered if the kid always gets killed.LOL
ReplyDeletePretty often! During the battle we overheard this conversation among the confederates: "Who got shot?"
Delete"The new guy!"
They are both good - but as you are asking - I do prefer the sepia one.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
I think black and white suits these best.
ReplyDeleteI photographed an encampment yesterday circa WW2, something that's going on for the festival.