Posts Tagged ‘finding voice’

She Had No Idea What She Was In For…

December 9, 2024

And she deserves to finally be seen and heard

Black-and-white 1957 photo of the author as a 2-year-old toddler in a snowsuit, sitting on the hood of a 1954 Chevy Belair sedan on a sunny late afternoon winter day. Countryside of Torrington CT around Klug Hill Rd.
Photo by author

The “ancient history look” of 1950s black-and-white photos

It’s one of those typical 1950s black-and-white photos found in family albums — those of the era of the late Baby Boomers but before the 1960s when you could more easily obtain color film. It has that dated look and these days, it could simply be viewed as “back then, ancient history.” Only the car gives a clue as to the time period. The bottom line is that this picture comes across more as something found in a history book than a real moment out of a real life. So, while I’ll use some photos in this book, for a large part I am going to use paintings.

The details of a photo…

Why? First, check out the difference when viewing that same moment in full color:

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