Author Topic: Photos of Nicholas II #2 (Read 164452 times)

Tina · « **Reply #255 on:** February 15, 2009, 04:21:59 AM »

Quote from: aleksandr pavlovich on February 13, 2009, 08:13:38 AM

The shadows in the present photo are falling on the OPPOSITE side of MA's face, rather than from a different side source of light on the faces of the others. Additionally the background has been painted-in, as opposed to the earlier version where it is a plain curtain.

Yes, you're right about that. It's obvious that the photo is a composite.

Oh, and thanks for the pic, Ally!

nena · « **Reply #256 on:** February 15, 2009, 08:16:16 AM »

I think first ever photo taken of Queen Victoria was in 1844. (read it).

RealAnastasia · « **Reply #257 on:** February 15, 2009, 04:26:34 PM »

Yes. But a little before there was a technique called Daguerrotype that was very similar to a photo and even better in quality. But the method was too much expensive.

RealAnastasia.

Clelia · « **Reply #258 on:** March 05, 2009, 04:24:34 PM »

Quote from: Sarushka on December 13, 2008, 11:58:54 AM

Quote from: Svetabel on December 13, 2008, 10:59:08 AM
Quote from: rusmila on December 13, 2008, 07:33:35 AM
No I have one photo,there are Maria Alexandrova,Alexandar II and his childrens and grandchildrens(just Nikolas)...........
Thaks Katenka..................

That's a composite photo not that Alexander II with his grandson only.

True. According to Charlotte Zeepvat, at the very least the empress Maria Alexandrovna has been inserted into this to this portrait by hand. Zeepvat also acknowledges it's possible that this is a composite of many different poses, so perhaps this entire group never posed together at all. At any rate, it's the only image I'm aware of in which both Alexander II and the future Nicholas II appear together.

This one looks like the original photo; you can see the empty chair where Maria Alexandrovna is supposed to be:

PrinceEddy1864 · « **Reply #259 on:** March 05, 2009, 10:36:30 PM »

That one is still certainly a composite. Minny and Nicky are certainly seperate. It does seem that perhaps Serge and Pavel were photographed together, possibly with Alex II. As their portion of the composite.

RomanovsFan4Ever · « **Reply #260 on:** March 07, 2009, 05:06:00 AM »

Just for curiosity...who and when he has modified the photo?

RomanovsFan4Ever · « **Reply #261 on:** March 07, 2009, 11:47:24 AM »

I wanted to know if someone knows who was the photographer (yes, maybe is a difficult question), and I don't think that the photo was modified in 1869 - 1870, I don't think that they had the necessary tools to do so in that time...or I'm wrong?

Carolath Habsburg · « **Reply #262 on:** March 07, 2009, 12:03:38 PM »

Yes they could, not using digital programs of course but they can retouch pictures, hand tint them and make composites in those years ;-)

PrinceEddy1864 · « **Reply #263 on:** March 07, 2009, 12:57:26 PM »

Quote from: RomanovsFan4Ever on March 07, 2009, 11:47:24 AM

Yes, I understand, but I wanted to know if someone know who was the photographer (yes, maybe is a difficult question), and I don't think that the photo was modified in 1869 - 1870, I don't think that they had the necessary tools to do so in that time...or I'm wrong?

The photographer was Levitsky.

RomanovsFan4Ever · « **Reply #264 on:** March 07, 2009, 12:59:06 PM »

Thank you very much!

RomanovsFan4Ever · « **Reply #265 on:** March 07, 2009, 01:02:33 PM »

Quote from: Katenka_Fyodorovna on March 07, 2009, 12:03:38 PM

Yes they could, not using digital programs of course but they can retouch pictures, hand tint them and make composites in those years ;-)

I thought that they couldn't do that, thank you for the info!

Carolath Habsburg · « **Reply #266 on:** March 07, 2009, 01:48:00 PM »

photography back those years was amazing!. They even made montages and created photographies with "spirits"

RomanovsFan4Ever · « **Reply #267 on:** March 08, 2009, 05:55:23 AM »

Yes, in fact I have seen some photos with "spirits" (obviously fake), in the photos that I have seen, were faces that seemed to have magically appeared...the photomontage is a good activity! ;-)

nena · « **Reply #268 on:** March 08, 2009, 09:16:31 AM »

Hello, about Levitskiy, Carl Bulla and other photographers here ---> Imperial Court Photograpers

You are welcome!

Ally Kumari · « **Reply #269 on:** March 13, 2009, 05:24:02 AM »

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