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10-28-2006 11:30 AM |
Latest Reprint Trend – Copying Baseball Ambrotypes
Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>There are a few ambrotypes around that are easily identified as they are on plastic<br />instead of glass. This seller doesn't mention what his is made out of.<br /><br />A problem I have with this reprint is that if you're making a good, honest reprint, <br />you try and make the image look sharp and clean and attractive. Ordinarilly, <br />out of focus, butt ugly, overly 'aged' images are used on forgeries-- ala all<br />those fake T206s that looked like they were cooked in the oven before being<br />boiled in oil and shat by the dog. There's no sense in using this really bad image this <br />abmrotype, unless someone's going to try and fool someone, because it's too butt ugly to<br />enjoy for its looks alone.<br /><br />I would think if you wanted to make a modern ambrotype, you should make an attractive one<br />of Ty Cobb or even Derek Jeter. Not only could it be cool, but the players are too<br />modern to have appeared on real ambrotypes. Put it in an original ambrotype<br />frame and case.<br /><br />I should note, whether George Burke or an 1800s photographer, a professional<br />team photographer wouldn't photograph the entire posed team, then amputate half the players<br />from the final photograph to fit into a 25 cent frame. The team mananger or whomever<br />hired the photographer would say, "I'm not paying for this piece of crap."
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