The first permanent
colour photograph, taken by
James Clerk Maxwell in 1861. The image is of a
tartan ribbon and was created by taking three photos of the ribbon, each time with a red, green, or blue filter in front of the
lens. The three images were developed and then projected onto a screen with three different projectors, each equipped with the same colour filter used to take its image.Photo credit:
James Clerk Maxwell
The first permanent
colour photograph, taken by
James Clerk Maxwell in 1861. The image is of a
tartan ribbon and was created by taking three photos of the ribbon, each time with a red, green, or blue filter in front of the
lens. The three images were developed and then projected onto a screen with three different projectors, each equipped with the same colour filter used to take its image.Photo credit:
James Clerk Maxwell