It`s miraculous that people who lived more than 100 years ago are vividly preserved today. Though they are gone a long time ago, they are given eternal lives in pictures.
It is so fascinating to learn about all the different techniques that were developed for color photos over the years, and now they’re something we take for granted.
Interestingly, this is how digital cameras work today. Digital sensors don't "see" colours, so on top of a sensor there is a tiny colour filter array called a bayer array.
Lovely to see these wonderful images and I look forward to seeing the digitised versions. I have three times tried to visit La Musée Albert Kahn in Paris, which I believe may have the largest collection of Autochromes in the world but it has always been closed in spite of website declared opening hours and now I fear, may never be open to the public again, post-covid.
I have a modest autochrome glass stereoview collection. I'd like to scan and covert for viewing in 3D and VR as with Oculus, but am paranoid about screwing up the chemistry/image by scanning. Any comments/suggestions will be appreciated.
I've been wanting to try this process for quite sometime now but as far as I can tell this is a dead process... Maybe I am completely wrong about this though, if so I would be delighted were someone to correct me and point me to modern examples or any practicing autochromists. Thanks!
Autochrome Lumière glass plates were phased out about 1932, the follow up non-glass Filmcolor process was discontinued in the 1950's. Amateur reconstructions were grainy because you can't very well get the starch even on the glass plate manually.
It`s miraculous that people who lived more than 100 years ago are vividly preserved today. Though they are gone a long time ago, they are given eternal lives in pictures.
Short, sweet mini doc on Autochrome photos, & I was riveted to the screen every second! The pics remind me of the Pre-Raphaelite style❤️
I so miss visiting the V&A and these videos are so enormously precious as they show more than a visit. Thank you
It is so fascinating to learn about all the different techniques that were developed for color photos over the years, and now they’re something we take for granted.
Keep your eyes peeled - we've got more videos about colour photography processes on the way! 📸
@@vamuseum Yay!
Totally fascinating & beautiful, many thanks for sharing
I like the fact that the images are so ephemeral.
? What's ephemeral about them?
It is like magic!
Interestingly, this is how digital cameras work today. Digital sensors don't "see" colours, so on top of a sensor there is a tiny colour filter array called a bayer array.
It's the potato starch which makes digital cameras messy.
Lovely to see these wonderful images and I look forward to seeing the digitised versions. I have three times tried to visit La Musée Albert Kahn in Paris, which I believe may have the largest collection of Autochromes in the world but it has always been closed in spite of website declared opening hours and now I fear, may never be open to the public again, post-covid.
I have a modest autochrome glass stereoview collection. I'd like to scan and covert for viewing in 3D and VR as with Oculus, but am paranoid about screwing up the chemistry/image by scanning. Any comments/suggestions will be appreciated.
You can't screw up an Autochrome plate by scanning it. It's just that you wouldn't want to project them for longer periods of time.
I've been wanting to try this process for quite sometime now but as far as I can tell this is a dead process... Maybe I am completely wrong about this though, if so I would be delighted were someone to correct me and point me to modern examples or any practicing autochromists. Thanks!
Autochrome Lumière glass plates were phased out about 1932, the follow up non-glass Filmcolor process was discontinued in the 1950's. Amateur reconstructions were grainy because you can't very well get the starch even on the glass plate manually.
there's a guy named jon hilty who's done some work creating modern autochromes
For a second i thought that was taylor swift