John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), 35th US President (1961 - 1963)

Colorized a photo of JFK taken by Youssuf Karsh.

Betty Brosmer, the most goergeous body of the 50s with the "impossible" waistline in her 38-18-36 figure.

She might have been a better alternative to Marilyn Monroe or Jane Mansfield with that figure.  But after a short stint in Hollywood as a commercial model and a popular pin-up girl, she went on to take a more "cerebral" career. Born August 2, 1935, later known as Betty Weider, she became an physical fitness expert.  After marrying entrepreneur Joe Weider in 1961, she began a lengthy career as a spokesperson and trainer in the health and bodybuilding movements. She has been a longtime magazine columnist and co-authored several books on fitness and physical exercise.

Angelina Jolie, colorized from a modern b&w photo

Used selective colorization to highlight her more prominent facial feature.  Nor original as this was earlier done on Marilyn Monroe.  The 3rd is a complete colorized photo. 

The "King of Cool" Steve McQueen (1930 - 1980) with his 1963 Ferrari 250GT Berlinetta Lusso

Virna Lissi (1936 - 2014) colorized from a photo at Lido Beach, Venice in 1958

Italian actress Virna Lissi , with her blond hair and blue eyes, was being groomed as the next Marilyn Monroe during her brief Hollywood career between 1965 and 1967.

Elizabeth Taylor (1932 - 2011) colorized in a 1958 photo

Extensive compositing was done on the background using another Taylor portrait taken during the same year.  That portrait was also colorized in another post

Clark Gable (William Clark Gable, 1901 - 1960, Colorized from a photo by Youssuf Karsh

Henry Fonda (1905 - 1982) colorized from a photo by Youssuf Karsh, probably mid-late 60s

This is my colorization take on a photo of Henry Fonda by the noted Turkish photographer Youssuf  

 during the late 60s or early 70s. 

A portrait session with your next dinner

Colorized an undated vintage photo, probably taken at the turn of the century.

Winston Churchill, from a 1941 photo recolorized & stylized by Alex Y. Lim

Re colorized and stylized the photo of Churchill taken by Yousouf Karsh in 1941, using a pallet of brush strokes to give it lesser realism as a painting. Original colorized work here https://alexlimcolorization.blogspot.com/search/label/Churchill

Marlyn Monroe, colorized from a publicity photo set by Carl Perutz 1958

The original B&W was used as a cover for her book "Marilyn Monroes: A Hollywood Legend by Jessica Bailey, published in 2015.

Colorizing a Hollywood diva, Joan Crawford

Revisited an old colorized photo of Joan Crawford, from a photo of MGM's glamour photographer George Hurrel, ca 1937.  Initially colorized as this  https://alexlimcolorization.blogspot.com/2017/06/colorized-joan-crawford-in-blond-1937.html

Audrey Hepburn, my first colorized photo of Hollywood icon of simple elegance

Here's my colorized take of a 1950s photo attributed to both Arnold Newman andYousouf Karsh. Used significant colorization liberties

General Douglas MacArthur landing in Leyte, Oct 1944

Colorized a publicity photo shoot of Gen. MacArthur landing in Leyte that fulfilled his promise to return and liberate the Philippines from Japanese occupation. Behind him was the diminutive Ge. Carlos P. Romulo and the on the extreme left was President Osmena who succeeded President Manuel L. Quezon who had died while in exile in the U.S. On his left was General Sutherland. Photo was taken by Gaetano Faillace. I made two versions for mid-day (more accurate as the landing was dong around 1:30 pm) and a dusk setting.

"After spending a day in a pub"

Two colorized vintages photos composited to form the subject, with a lot of digital editing/creative liberties.

Little Girl with Pet Kitten

Colorized a vintage photo of a girl posing with her pet kitten ca1900

Lighting up the street

Came across a desaturated picture of a modern European street leaving just the street lights colored and offered as a b&w downloadable PC wallpaper. Tried to scour the internet to see the original b&w or colored photo (so I wouldn't colorize) but no luck. At any rate, I like the compositional structure and completed the colorization of the scene with lens flares on some of the street light bubs.

4 boys called "doffer boys" who were part of the  Child Labor era in the US.  The jobs entailed the removal (doffing) and replacement of thread bobbins when empty in a factory in Macom,GA.  Colorized from a 1909 photo by Lewis Wickes Hine with some liberties on the background.

Mary Pickford, 1900

Colorized a vintage 1916 photo of one of the pioneers of American cinema, Mary Pickford (1892 - 1976) dubbed "America's Sweetheart" during her prime, posing with her pets, Born Gladys Louise Smith, Mary was among the founders of United Artist, and the American Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, or the Oscars.