Live or Memorex?

[RN_PAC]

Re: Live or Memorex?

Hmmm, these are getting tougher-

#1 - period. Call it a gut feeling. The contrast of darks and whites have a soft feeling about them. Plus, it appears the fellow is holding a rifle vs. a musket which is something of a rariety in modern images and events.

#2 - modern. It is a very good image; the contrasts are very crisp and the individuals just have a modern look about them that is difficult to quantify or articulately characterize (another gut feeling I guess)

#3 - modern. I agree with Matthew Rector on the backdrop, which seems to present on this as well as #6 and resembles those seen on other modern images. However, I am taking a chance here, because I would not doubt that the modern backdrop was inspired by one seen on period images!

#4 - period. Again I am swayed by soft blurred edges; the two fellows pictures, in an antithesis of those pictured in #2, have a look about them that I find difficult to characterize but leads me to believe the image is period. Plus, rifles again...not one, but two!

#5 - too small for me to tell. I will have to take everyone else's word on this!

#6 - modern. Recurring backdrop. The fellow on the right appears somewhat older than most individuals in similar, period images.

If nothing else, this exercise is providing me with good ideas in what to do/not to do next time I have an image struck !

Tom

[Chuck A Luck]

Re: Live or Memorex?

Take two. Live or Memorex?

Period: 1, 2, 4
Modern: 3, 5, 6

[HOG.EYE.MAN]

Re: Live or Memorex?

Bob,

1. Authentic: Everything about this image looks real.

2. Modern: This image appears darker than originals I've seen, and
it has a modern look to it. (Wendell Decker's images
come out dark like this. Not saying it's his
though.) They also look like reenactors and some of
the faces look familiar to me.

3. Modern: This image appears very real to me, but the backdrop
looks the same as the second picture in your first set.
Very convincing, but not real. BTW, is this you Bob?

4. Authentic: The belt buckles are painted in, and you don't usually
see that too often with repro images. The clothing
and basic appearance of these two fellas look very
period as well.

5. Authentic: This Federal soldier is cropped from a larger image
taken during the Atlanta campaign.

6. Modern: A good image, but it appears modern. Once again, the
backdrop looks the same as other pictures you've
provided. The older gentleman on the right looks like
a modern reenactor. This might sound weird to most
of you, but his trousers don't "settle" correctly like
original Federal trousers do. :wink_smil

Bob, Posting these images for us to critique was a very good idea. Thank you.

Hog-Eye Aaron

[hireddutchcutthroat]

Re: Live or Memorex?

Ok maybe the last one was to easy, that danged backdrop gave it away.

1.Original

2. Modern (the guy on the top left is the same guy that was in the last set.)

3. Modern (...Me at 19. The colar and shoes bugged me at the time aswell.)

4.Original

5.Original

6.Modern (Randy Pierson and his Dad. Both are very accomplished musicians.)

One of the my favorite things about recreated photography is the abillity to critique our impressions in comparison to the people we are trying to emulate.