Color Photographs From 1907 :: Autochrome and Pictorialism

Autochrome Lumière was one of the first commercially available color processes. There were earlier processes, but Autochrome was very refined and “realistic“ for the technology at the time. Using grains made of potato starch, these grains produced a 3 color space of Orange, Green and Violet to reproduce color. In the early years, Pictorialists embraced Autochrome and were fascinated by its results. But quickly, pictorialists rejected it because of its mechanica, “pre-made“l process and lack of hand control