Welcome to the World of Hand Tinted Black and White Photographs. Hand Coloring has risen in popularity of late due to its "rediscovery" by a new generation of Photo Artist. There is a visual "feel" to the medium that is unique, one that lends itself to experimentation. The Art of Hand Tinting Black and White Photos is a very user friendly medium, allowing application correction and fine-tuning. With modern Technology, Computers based imagery has vastly improved in Quality. Digital Photos lack depth and tend to be too perfect or flat. We use the "Classic way" to produce my Photo Art. We developed a "2 Zone Technique" to reproduce our Images. Hand Tinted Black and White Photos will last a Life time. Our prints exceed Archive standards. We Specialize in Hand Tinting Black and White Photos the "Classic way". Never computer aided in any way. We use only fiber based paper, Our Hand Tinted Photos are original and signed. We have over 50,000 Images in our Archives. Our Photos are a culmination of over 25 years in the field.

We have a large of Collection Vintage Post cards. There are all original with Post stamps to verify authenticity and origin. Please visit our Black and White Hand Tinted Photo Gallery. So Don't Miss Out on a Chance to Own tomorrows Picasso's. The only Investment in todays Art Market that yields real dividends are Hand Tinted Photos. They will last a Life time. Enjoy your visit. Artfully yours.

This is a Color Photo Born Inside  a Camera.
 
 I use the rules of third  as guide to determine where I place my colors.
 This is a Side view of a Photograph.
 

A,3=Fore Ground Top.	B,3=Top Middle Ground.	C,3=Top Back Ground.
B,2=Fore Ground Middle	B,2=Mid Ground Middle.	C,2=Back Ground Middle.
A,1=Fore Ground Bottom.	B,1=Middle Ground Bottom.	C,1=Back  Ground Bottom.

 
This is a Black and White Print Delivered inside my Darkroom. 

This is Frontal view of a Photograph or scene.   

X,3=Top Left.	Y,3=Top Middle.	Z,3=Top Right.
X,2Middle Left.	Y,2=Mid Middle	Z,2=Middle Right
X,1=Bottom Left.	Y,1=Bottom Middle.	Z,1=Bottom Right.

This is Hand Tinted Photo the Classic way.


This Technique can be applied to any Media. The colors lead the viewers eye to focus on certain areas of the Final Photo Art.

   I use only color film to create my Black and White Photo Art. Color films have three layers and Black and White Film have only two layers. I find that color films record the true mood of each scene as it really is. Reds are red, blues are blue, and greens are green. Black and white films records the tones and not the hues and the chroma of each scene as it exist.

  I use my color prints to aide in my color balancing process. This is the most exciting aspect of my 2 Zone Technique. I use Zone "A" to compose my Color Photo Art inside the camera. I then use Zone "B" to develop my Black and White Print.


  I have a simple formula that I created to achieve my color balance and color contrast of each final print. I use the actual Color Photo as a guide when I Hand Tint my Black and White Photo the Classic way. I use up to 27 points when I color my prints.


 The foreground = A, middle = B, back = C. The bottom = 1, middle = 2, and top = 3. I can place my hues of color in one the cubes to create unimaginable illusions of Grandeur.