Old Photos Have Always Fascinated Me…

…This photo from June 1902 has become a personal obsession over the past few years: my source in learning how to colourise, paint digitally & build virtual 3D scenes.

Who were these people? What did they see in full colour? What did the world sound like to them? What did they sound like?

(Click & Drag Arrows To See Differences)

Hill Street 1902, Flat Video

The same Colourised scene imagined in 3D software. I basically fused 2 images from 100 years ago with modern game engine technology to produce a conventional video for Youtube. I would love to expand on this experiment, adding lots more detail.

(Best Viewed on large screen at highest settings.)

Hill Street 1902, Surround Video

The same Colourised scene presented in 360 video. Be sure to click, hold & drag to examine in full 360. Pause video at any point: click, hold & drag to see static scene in 360 degrees, or view with any 3D headset.

(Best Viewed on large screen at highest settings.)

Hill Street 1902,

360 Degree Image.

The same Colourised scene presented in 360 image. Be sure to click, hold & drag to examine in full 360.

(Best Viewed on large screen at highest settings.)

Hill Street 1902,

3D Image.

The same Colourised scene presented in 3D image. Hover cursor over image for full effect.

Headlines in June 1902.

Old Photos Have Always Fascinated Me…

…This photo from June 1902 has become a personal obsession over the past few years: my source in learning how to colourise, paint digitally & build virtual 3D scenes.

Who were these people? What did they see in full colour? What did the world sound like to them? What did they sound like?

(Click & Drag Arrows To See Differences)

Hill Street 1902, Flat Video

I basically fused 2 images from 100 years ago with modern game engine technology to produce a conventional video for Youtube. I would love to expand on this experiment, adding lots more detail.

Hill Street 1902, Surround Video

The same Colourised scene presented in 360 video. Be sure to click, hold & drag to examine in full 360. Pause video at any point: click, hold & drag to see static scene in 360 degrees, or view with any 3D headset.

Headlines in June 1902. Click on image for more detail.

Hill Street 1902,

3D Image.

The same Colourised scene presented in 3D image. Hover cursor over image for full effect.

Old Photos Have Always Fascinated Me…

…This photo from June 1902 has become a personal obsession over the past few years: my source in learning how to colourise, paint digitally & build virtual 3D scenes.

Who were these people? What did they see in full colour? What did the world sound like to them? What did they sound like?

(Click & Drag Arrows To See Differences)

Hill Street 1902, Flat Video

The same Colourised scene imagined in 3D software. I basically fused 2 images from 100 years ago with modern game engine technology to produce a conventional video for Youtube. I would love to expand on this experiment, adding lots more detail

Hill Street 1902, Surround Video

The same Colourised scene presented in 360 video. Move phone/tablet to examine in full 360. Pause video at any point to see static scene in 360 degrees.