Source: Painted Backgrounds for Early 20th Century Photographers, 1908 – Flashbak

Before image filters and digital backdrops added depth and interest to photographs, placing subjects in exquisite settings, there were hand-painted backgrounds for photography studios. Beginning in the mid-1800s, decorative backgrounds worked at the intersection of traditional painting and the new technology of photography. These examples are from a 1908 catalog of backgrounds by Messers. Packard … Continue reading “Painted Backgrounds for Early 20th Century Photographers, 1908”

Source: Painted Backgrounds for Early 20th Century Photographers, 1908 – Flashbak