Prokudin-Gorsky: Early 20th century in color

[B. F. Socaspi]

I don't know if any of you are familiar with the man, but my friend spoke of him and I didn't believe it 'til I saw it.

A Russian chemist and photographer, he developed a method of color photography in 1905. He would take 3 pictures in rapid succession, each using a filter in the primary color. When projected with the right light, it would accurately portray the original colors of the scene. It isn't tinting, it's true color photography.

Here's some photos:

Detail from a larger photo, self portrait, 1915

Uzbekistani prison, 1907

Between 1905 and 1915

Alim Khan, 1911

1915

1915

 

[Miss Neecerie]

I have seen some of his photos before and they are -amazing-, both for the ability to see the work involved, and for the subject matter which is so lovely to see in color as opposed to black and white.

 

[Foofoogal]

wow. that is amazing.