An artist named Adam Cannon, who has been working on photographic animation for more than 10 years, has revived a 155-year-old photograph. Coloring the photograph of an unidentified woman, which is thought to have been taken in the late 1860s and is exhibited at the National Museum of African-American Culture and History, Cannon has produced an excellent work.
Adam Cannon recolors photos completely manually, that is, without using artificial intelligence. The artist, who has given life to countless photographs so far, has given life to the photograph of a black woman whose identity is unknown. The work done was astonishing.
Here is a re-enactment of a 155-year-old photograph
The artist imagined the black woman’s outfit in green and her jewelry in yellow. We say imagined because the actual color of the clothes and accessories in the black and white photograph is unknown. In addition, the face, skin color and depth of gaze have been perfectly reworked. So why doesn’t Cannon do this with the help of artificial intelligence? As a result, almost everyone can now color their photos via mobile applications or software.
Adam Cannon literally doesn’t trust artificial intelligence. Stating that the applications use machine learning technique when coloring, the artist states that more specific images like the woman above cannot be entrusted to artificial intelligence. Coloring is a guessing game, according to Cannon. Adam Cannon, in his statements about his works, “If I’m wrong, I’m wrong.” used the phrases.
Other works by Adam Cannon
Coloring for a photograph taken in the 1850s.
Another photo taken in the 1860s.
Photo of three brothers taken in 1860.
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