100 Year old color photos

jmbradd · 09-03-2009, 04:25 PM

Photos: Prokudin-Gorskii?s Color Photos of Russia, 1907-1915 | Newsweek National News | Newsweek.com

I find these simply amazing! Conveys what it was like much better than black and white more common of the time.

Ratmagiclady · 09-03-2009, 04:40 PM

Originally posted by jmbradd

Photos: Prokudin-Gorskii?s Color Photos of Russia, 1907-1915 | Newsweek National News | Newsweek.com

I find these simply amazing! Conveys what it was like much better than black and white more common of the time.

Now I officially feel old.

graphicgr8s · 09-03-2009, 05:39 PM

A friend of mine turned me onto these about 15 years ago. You should see how they were made.

séamuis · 09-04-2009, 08:07 AM

thats incredible. you just dont know what to think when you see photos in colour when you know colour photography didn't exist. just incredible.

graphicgr8s · 09-04-2009, 11:00 AM

Originally posted by séamuis

thats incredible. you just dont know what to think when you see photos in colour when you know colour photography didn't exist. just incredible.

Google it and you'll see that they did exist. The process was nothing like what we have now but it did exist.

You have to realize that for how good we think we are there really isn't anything new under the sun. Just a different way of doing things. And there were things done in times past that we have no clue as to how to do it.

séamuis · 09-04-2009, 11:10 AM

Originally posted by graphicgr8s

Google it and you'll see that they did exist. The process was nothing like what we have now but it did exist.

You have to realize that for how good we think we are there really isn't anything new under the sun. Just a different way of doing things. And there were things done in times past that we have no clue as to how to do it.

ok, but those photos weren't captured in colour. and virtually all photos that far back were some sort of monochrome or duotone. when you think of photos that old, you instinctively think B&W. or rather non colour. so yea, its rather strange to look at scenes captured, knowing they should not be colour.

Andi Lo · 09-04-2009, 04:01 PM

Those pictures have quite a nice feel to them. Were they really shot in color or colored in PP? I can;t believe how good they look being 100 years old.

graphicgr8s · 09-04-2009, 04:22 PM

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was a color photographer before his time, who undertook a photographic survey of the Russian Empire for Tsar Nicholas II. He was able to capture color by taking three pictures of each scene, each with a different red, green or blue color filter. Walter Frankhauser, a photographer contracted by the Library of Congress, manually registered and cleaned up some 120 of the original high-resolution scans, with breathtakingly beautiful results. The results of his effort can be seen at the online-exhibit The Empire That Was Russia.

Read the full story here:
Prokudin-Gorskii Images

These were more like slides and not prints. He devised a "projector" with 3 filters Red, Green, Blue.

Andi Lo · 09-04-2009, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by graphicgr8s

Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was a color photographer before his time, who undertook a photographic survey of the Russian Empire for Tsar Nicholas II. He was able to capture color by taking three pictures of each scene, each with a different red, green or blue color filter. Walter Frankhauser, a photographer contracted by the Library of Congress, manually registered and cleaned up some 120 of the original high-resolution scans, with breathtakingly beautiful results. The results of his effort can be seen at the online-exhibit The Empire That Was Russia.

Read the full story here:
Prokudin-Gorskii Images

These were more like slides and not prints. He devised a "projector" with 3 filters Red, Green, Blue.

Very cool.... thanks for sharing

graphicgr8s · 09-04-2009, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by Andi Lo

Very cool.... thanks for sharing

That as about my reaction when I saw them.

little laker · 09-04-2009, 07:04 PM

Those are all Stunning images.
Working in a photo lab I get a chance to scan more old negitives, and prints than you can imagine.
The oldest dated photo I've worked on was of some train station that burned down in 1913.

I'm often amazed at the quality of the prints, and how the world has changed since some of these were taken.

woof · 09-06-2009, 05:02 AM

The shot of the monastery on Lake Seliger... that is very close to where the Russian side of my family had its house and lands. They were given their lands buy the Czar in the C15th. I have ancestors buried on the grounds of that Monastery.

When that photo was taken in 1910, my family had not yet been dispossessed of their lands. Thanks. i was not previously aware of this photo. There are high res versions available in commons.

woof!

netuser · 09-06-2009, 05:40 AM

Originally posted by graphicgr8s

That as about my reaction when I saw them.

Stunning !

Thanks

09-03-2009, 04:25 PM	#1
jmbradd Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portland, OR Photos: Albums Posts: 325	100 Year old color photos Photos: Prokudin-Gorskii?s Color Photos of Russia, 1907-1915 \| Newsweek National News \| Newsweek.com I find these simply amazing! Conveys what it was like much better than black and white more common of the time.

09-04-2009, 04:22 PM	#8
graphicgr8s Guest	Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was a color photographer before his time, who undertook a photographic survey of the Russian Empire for Tsar Nicholas II. He was able to capture color by taking three pictures of each scene, each with a different red, green or blue color filter. Walter Frankhauser, a photographer contracted by the Library of Congress, manually registered and cleaned up some 120 of the original high-resolution scans, with breathtakingly beautiful results. The results of his effort can be seen at the online-exhibit The Empire That Was Russia. Read the full story here: Prokudin-Gorskii Images These were more like slides and not prints. He devised a "projector" with 3 filters Red, Green, Blue. Last edited by graphicgr8s; 09-04-2009 at 04:29 PM.

09-06-2009, 05:02 AM	#12
woof Inactive Account Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: In the present Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,870	The shot of the monastery on Lake Seliger... that is very close to where the Russian side of my family had its house and lands. They were given their lands buy the Czar in the C15th. I have ancestors buried on the grounds of that Monastery. When that photo was taken in 1910, my family had not yet been dispossessed of their lands. Thanks. i was not previously aware of this photo. There are high res versions available in commons. woof! Last edited by woof; 09-06-2009 at 05:17 AM.

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09-03-2009, 04:40 PM	#2
Ratmagiclady Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: GA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,563	Originally posted by jmbradd Photos: Prokudin-Gorskii?s Color Photos of Russia, 1907-1915 \| Newsweek National News \| Newsweek.com I find these simply amazing! Conveys what it was like much better than black and white more common of the time. Now I officially feel old.

09-03-2009, 05:39 PM	#3
graphicgr8s Guest	A friend of mine turned me onto these about 15 years ago. You should see how they were made.

09-04-2009, 08:07 AM	#4
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	thats incredible. you just dont know what to think when you see photos in colour when you know colour photography didn't exist. just incredible.

09-04-2009, 11:00 AM	#5
graphicgr8s Guest	Originally posted by séamuis thats incredible. you just dont know what to think when you see photos in colour when you know colour photography didn't exist. just incredible. Google it and you'll see that they did exist. The process was nothing like what we have now but it did exist. You have to realize that for how good we think we are there really isn't anything new under the sun. Just a different way of doing things. And there were things done in times past that we have no clue as to how to do it.

09-04-2009, 11:10 AM	#6
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	Originally posted by graphicgr8s Google it and you'll see that they did exist. The process was nothing like what we have now but it did exist. You have to realize that for how good we think we are there really isn't anything new under the sun. Just a different way of doing things. And there were things done in times past that we have no clue as to how to do it. ok, but those photos weren't captured in colour. and virtually all photos that far back were some sort of monochrome or duotone. when you think of photos that old, you instinctively think B&W. or rather non colour. so yea, its rather strange to look at scenes captured, knowing they should not be colour.

09-04-2009, 04:01 PM	#7
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	Those pictures have quite a nice feel to them. Were they really shot in color or colored in PP? I can;t believe how good they look being 100 years old.

09-04-2009, 05:52 PM	#9
Andi Lo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 2,924	Originally posted by graphicgr8s Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was a color photographer before his time, who undertook a photographic survey of the Russian Empire for Tsar Nicholas II. He was able to capture color by taking three pictures of each scene, each with a different red, green or blue color filter. Walter Frankhauser, a photographer contracted by the Library of Congress, manually registered and cleaned up some 120 of the original high-resolution scans, with breathtakingly beautiful results. The results of his effort can be seen at the online-exhibit The Empire That Was Russia. Read the full story here: Prokudin-Gorskii Images These were more like slides and not prints. He devised a "projector" with 3 filters Red, Green, Blue. Very cool.... thanks for sharing

09-04-2009, 06:14 PM	#10
graphicgr8s Guest	Originally posted by Andi Lo Very cool.... thanks for sharing That as about my reaction when I saw them.

09-04-2009, 07:04 PM	#11
little laker Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,697	Those are all Stunning images. Working in a photo lab I get a chance to scan more old negitives, and prints than you can imagine. The oldest dated photo I've worked on was of some train station that burned down in 1913. I'm often amazed at the quality of the prints, and how the world has changed since some of these were taken.

09-06-2009, 05:40 AM	#13
netuser Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Azores Islands, Portugal Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,236	Originally posted by graphicgr8s That as about my reaction when I saw them. Stunning ! Thanks