Autochrome

The Lumière brothers devised and patented Autochrome in 1903. A glass plate was coated with red, green, and blue potato starch and a black-and-white silver halide emulsion. In the 1930s, Kodachrome and Agfacolor replaced the process.

A color-processed, printed-on-glass picture can be viewed by holding it up to the light or projecting light through it onto a wall or screen. This approach was popular from 1904 to 1940. The Lumiere brothers helped grow cinema and the projection of moving transparent images onto a screen.


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Martin is the creator of About Photography Blog. With over 15 years of experience as a practicing photographer, Martin’s approach focuses on photography as an art form, emphasizing the stories behind the images rather than concentrating on gear.

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