Chromophotography

/ˌkroʊmoʊfoʊˈtɒɡrəfi/ noun

Definition

The process of producing color photographs using color separation techniques or special chromatic light.

Etymology

From Greek 'chroma' (color) + 'photo' (light) + 'graphia' (writing). Emerged in the 1890s-1900s as photographers pioneered methods to capture colors before modern color film was invented.

Kelly Says

Chromophotography required genius-level problem-solving—photographers would expose three separate black-and-white plates through red, green, and blue filters, then reassemble them to create color images.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክሮሞፎቶግራፊ
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
ARالعربية
فوتو كروماتيكي
foo-to-kro-ma-tee-kee
BNবাংলা
ক্রোমোফটোগ্রাফি
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
CACatalà
cromophotografia
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi-a
CSČeština
chromophotografie
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi-e
DADansk
chromophotografi
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
DEDeutsch
Chromophotografie
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi-e
ELΕλληνικά
χρωμοφωτογραφία
hro-mo-fo-to-gra-fia
ESEspañol
cromofotografía
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi-a
FAفارسی
فوتوکروماتیک
fo-to-kro-ma-tee-k
FISuomi
kromofotografia
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi-a
FRFrançais
chromophotographie
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
GUGU
ક્રોમોફોટોગ્રાફી
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
HAHA
chromophotography
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
HEעברית
צילום צבע
tslim tsva
HIहिन्दी
क्रोमोफोटोग्राफी
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
HUMagyar
kromofotózás
kro-mo-fo-to-za-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
kromofotografi
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
IGIG
akụkụ ụgbọ
a-ku-ku u-gbo
ITItaliano
cromophotografia
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi-a
JA日本語
クロモフォトグラフィー
Kuro-mo-fo-to-gura-fī
KKKK
хромофотография
hromo-foto-grafi-ya
KMKM
ក្រោមផ្តាច់
kro-om-pht-ach
KO한국어
크로모포토그래피
keu-ro-mo-po-to-geu-reopi
MRMR
क्रोमोफोटोग्राफी
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
MSBahasa Melayu
kromofotografi
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
MYမြန်မာ
ကြေးရွှေပုံစံ
kye-ywe-shwe-pon-san
NLNederlands
chromophotografie
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
NONorsk
chromophotografi
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਮੋਫੋਟੋਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
PLPolski
chromophotografia
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi-ya
PTPortuguês
cromofotografia
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi-a
RORomână
cromophotografie
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi-e
RUРусский
хромофотография
hromo-foto-grafi-ya
SVSvenska
chromophotografi
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
SWKiswahili
chromophotography
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
TAதமிழ்
கிறோமோபோட்டோகிராபி
ki-ro-mo-po-tto-ki-ra-pi
TEతెలుగు
క్రోమోఫొటోగ్రాఫి
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
THไทย
โครโมโฟโตกราฟี
kho-ro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
TLTL
kromophotograpiya
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-pi-ya
TRTürkçe
kromofotoğrafya
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fya
UKУкраїнська
хромофотографія
hromo-foto-grafi-ya
URاردو
کروموفوٹو گرافی
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
VITiếng Việt
chroma ảnh
kro-ma an
YOYO
chromophotography
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi
ZH中文
彩色摄影
cǎisè shèyǐng
ZUZU
chromophotography
kro-mo-fo-to-gra-fi

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