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Color photography is photography that uses media capable of capturing and reproducing colors. By contrast, black-and-white or gray-monochrome photography records only a single channel of luminance and
The first color photograph, taken in 1861 by Thomas Sutton. The subject is a ribbon featuring a tartan pattern. Sutton produced the photo by employing
The first color photograph, taken in 1861 by Thomas Sutton. The subject is a ribbon featuring a tartan pattern. Sutton produced the photo by employing the three-color method James Clerk Maxwell had suggested in 1855.
A circa 1850 "Hillotype" photograph of a colored engraving. Testing in 2007 found that Levi Hill's process did reproduce some color photographically,
A circa 1850 "Hillotype" photograph of a colored engraving. Testing in 2007 found that Levi Hill's process did reproduce some color photographically, but also that many specimens had been "sweetened" by the addition of hand-applied colors.
Color print made by Louis Ducos du Hauron from three direct photograms, 1869 or 1870. A presentation copy of this bears an early (February?) 1870 date
Color print made by Louis Ducos du Hauron from three direct photograms, 1869 or 1870. A presentation copy of this bears an early (February?) 1870 date on the mat in DdH's handwriting. This may refer to the print date only, with the original photography possibly occurring in 1869.
An 1877 color photographic print on paper by Louis Ducos du Hauron, the foremost early French pioneer of color photography. The overlapping yellow, cy
An 1877 color photographic print on paper by Louis Ducos du Hauron, the foremost early French pioneer of color photography. The overlapping yellow, cyan and red subtractive color elements are apparent.
Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky
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Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky was a Russian chemist and photographer. He is best known for his pioneering work in colour photography and his effort to document early 20th-century Russia.
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…camera of this type which was commercially introduced by Bermpohl in 1903. It was probably this Miethe-Bermpohl camera which was used by Miethe's pupil Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii to make his since-celebrated color photographic surveys of Russia before the 1917 revolution. One sophisticated variant, patented by Frederic Eugene…
Prokudin-Gorskii "on the Karolitskhali River" in 1912
Prokudin-Gorskii "on the Karolitskhali River" in 1912
Prokudin-Gorsky in 1906
Prokudin-Gorsky in 1906
Lithograph print of Leo Tolstoy in front of Prokudin-Gorsky's camera in Yasnaya Polyana, 1908
Lithograph print of Leo Tolstoy in front of Prokudin-Gorsky's camera in Yasnaya Polyana, 1908
Crop from Alleia Hamerops showing the red, green and blue color channels as well as the composite image
Crop from Alleia Hamerops showing the red, green and blue color channels as well as the composite image