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    Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    Finally color I like!

    I am very tempted to buy the book

    Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    https://petapixel.com/2022/11/22/rar...-light-of-day/
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    Re: Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    Wow those are stunning...anybody doing this process these days?

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    Re: Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    I have read about it and somebody here tried it

    Difficult
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    Re: Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    there's a photographer I think who lives ( lived? ) in Texas who makes autochromes. I see him on IG from time to time, you might be able to find him on that place that ends in "O" under the handle "photochemist".

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    Re: Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    Thanks John

    I recall it is a VERY difficult process

    Just ordered the book, cheapest using Abe Books and shipped free from London

    Releasing 1/17/2023

    240 hardcover pages
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    Re: Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    99% sure that Sheila Metzner didn't use the Autochrome process, but her images certainly had the "Autochrome look" to them. In the 1980s emulated the "Autochrome look" by shooting 35mm High Speed Ektachrome, processing it in C-41, and then making C prints.

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    Re: Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    https://sheilametzner.com/portfolios...h-one-thing-on


    Quote Originally Posted by Greg View Post
    99% sure that Sheila Metzner didn't use the Autochrome process, but her images certainly had the "Autochrome look" to them. In the 1980s emulated the "Autochrome look" by shooting 35mm High Speed Ektachrome, processing it in C-41, and then making C prints.
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    Re: Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    IIRC, Sheila Metzner's work was Fresson prints, not Autochrome.

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    Re: Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    A nice book!

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    Re: Rare Collection of Early-Color Photos That Can Never See the Light of Day

    Quote Originally Posted by Tin Can View Post
    Thanks John

    I recall it is a VERY difficult process

    Just ordered the book, cheapest using Abe Books and shipped free from London

    Releasing 1/17/2023

    240 hardcover pages

    YW

    this is the guy I remembered doing it, he has a you tube video about the/his process
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMUf...ture=emb_title

    and here's his IG feed, blog, website &c
    https://www.jonhilty.com


    He's not from TX but Michigan ...

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