Knowra Color photography Color photography Color photography records or reproduces images using color information rather than only shades of gray. It can capture color directly or create it through later processing or printing.
Additive color : A color system that creates hues by combining light, typically red, green, and blue. Digital displays combine red, green, and blue light to show color photographs.
James Clerk Maxwell : Scottish physicist whose work established major foundations of electromagnetism, color vision, and statistical physics. His three-filter demonstration in 1861 is widely regarded as the first color photograph.
Color negative film : Photographic film that records a color-negative image for later printing or scanning. It became a common way to capture color photographs for prints.
Black-and-white photography : Photography that represents scenes using tones of gray, often including black and white. It omits recorded hue and relies on brightness differences to distinguish colors.
William Eggleston : American photographer whose color photographs helped establish color as a serious medium in art photography. His 1976 Museum of Modern Art exhibition marked a turning point in institutional acceptance of color photography.
Subtractive color : A color system that creates hues by absorbing selected wavelengths from white light. Color films and prints use dyes or pigments that subtract wavelengths from reflected light.
Three-color process : A method of recording or reproducing color through separate red, green, and blue components. Maxwell's demonstration used three filtered exposures to synthesize a color image.
Color reversal film : Photographic film that produces a positive color transparency after development. Its direct positive image suits slide projection and high-quality reproduction.
Monochrome photography : Photography rendered in a single color or in shades of that color. It can use one hue throughout, unlike color photography's representation of multiple hues.
Stephen Shore : American photographer known for influential color images of ordinary places and everyday life. His work demonstrated how color could shape the structure and meaning of documentary photographs.
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