Color Reference From B&W Photo — AI Prompts for Adobe Photoshop

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The client sent an old black-and-white family photo and the creative director wants a colour reference for Friday's moodboard.

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Harper's creative director wants a colourised reference from a black-and-white archival photo by…

Harper's creative director wants a colourised reference from a black-and-white archival photo by Friday for the moodboard, and the client expects the image to still feel authentic to the era. I can't guess historical colour choices and I don't want to invent the subject's clothing. Tell me the minimum research I should do now, which elements I must keep historically honest, and give me one conservative colour approach that reads credible without overstepping into fantasy.

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