Colorized Portrait of a Boy by Wilhelm von Gloedon

This portrait was first thought to be a woman, but turns out to be a beautiful Sicilian boy dressed like one and captured by the famous gay photographer Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856 - 1931) at around the turn of the 20th century.  This was among my first colorization efforts, straightforward without engaging in creative liberties like changing the background which I could do later when revisiting my old works. As I am always on the lookout for vintage photos in the Public Domain, the works of von Gloeden with a large number of relatively high resolution prints have become a source. Never mind if his subject was mostly homoerotic.

Colorized Vintage Portrait of a Boy from Von Gloeden

The colorization of the face of this boy from a vintage portrait by Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856 - 1931) is enough to provide all the needed emphasis to bring this photo to life while providing enough artistic insight in highlighting what you want emphasized.

This is the simplest colorization, just focusing on the main subject without bothering with peripheral elements such as a backdrop or a clothing. It's called selective colorization. I've even seen it done to convey a strong, sensuous or hilarious message, such as a Marilyn Monroe vintage photo on the right where the only element that was colorized was her pouting lips and nothing else. LOL.