Qantas and Boeing executives and their wives are about to board the airline’s first 707 for its delivery flight to Australia. in 1959 Boeing photo colorized by Benoit Vienne.
“Of course, most of the colorists (including myself) are trying to respect the colors of the past. When you are colorizing a photo of a soldier or an aviator, you have to respect the colors of the time.“
But first Mr. Vienne had to master photoshop – an art in itself.
Braniff flight attendants pose on the mockup of Lockheed’s entry in the US SST competition. Lockheed Martin photo colorized by Benoit Vienne. “I started to colorize in early 2015 but it was really hard to use photoshop because it was the first time that I was using the program. “
But months of practice had paid big dividends with Mr. Vienne colorizing hundreds of military photos of British, French American, and German soldiers as well as civilian portraits and weddings.
For AirlineRatings.com Mr. Vienne has colorized hundreds of airline interior and aircraft pictures that have proved very popular with the website’s millions of followers.
Boeing’s then-President Bill Allen (center) puts his hand on the back of test pilot Tex Johnston as he walks out to take the prototype 707 for its first flight in 1954. Boeing photo colorized by Benoit Vienne. Mr. Vienne has done work for Qantas and Boeing as well.
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