Meet Rense Haveman

[Rense Haveman]

The elder. Not my fathers pa, he was a Rense Haveman too, but HIS grandfather...
So, that must be my great-great-grandfather?


Rense Haveman portret by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

 

[Pete Askew]

Interesting, and a fine portrait. Have you edited it at all?

Glancing between this and your avatar, there does seem to be a familial resemblance.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Interesting, and a fine portrait. Have you edited it at all?

Glancing between this and your avatar, there does seem to be a familial resemblance.

Yes, I did quite some editing, because the copy my mom has is dark, and grey. Only mid-midtones, no real B&W. And there are some damages, scratches and punctures which had to be repaired....

And the resemblance must be the staring eyes...

 

[Pete Askew]

And the hairline!

 

[Rense Haveman]

And my great-grandfather, Geert Haveman, during the mobilisation in 1916...


Geert Haveman by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

 

[Rense Haveman]

Here's is HIS son, Rense Haveman again. The first photo is the engagement photo of him and my grandma, Gepke Koops. The second is his family, with my dad as oldest son (the left one). Geert Haveman, again....


Gepke Koops en Rense Haveman by Rense Haveman, on Flickr


Fam. Rense Haveman by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

 

[Pete Askew]

I always finder these older pictures interesting, probably because of the effort that was made to create them.

 

[Rense Haveman]

I always finder these older pictures interesting, probably because of the effort that was made to create them.

Yes, I always wonder. The last one looks just like a every-day scene, but was completely staged....

 

[Dave Farnes]

A fine collection of family portraits, interesting to see.

 

[Rense Haveman]

Thanks, Dave!

Sorry, another one, collected today at an aunt of my dad. This woman was married to the guy in the first photo, her name was Jitske Smit. The photo is made around 1896. It's very large, about 30x40 cm, and the original is on a kind of fairly rough paper. This gives the photo the appearance of a charcoal sketch. Never seen something like this, don't know anything about the process and/or technique of making it


It's one of a pair, the other one is from her husband, and he is older than in the first photo. Lightroom crashed though, so posting that one has to wait....


Jitske Smit by Rense Haveman, on Flickr

 

[Rhonda Smith]

Great series of family mementos. Very nicely recovered.