Heliochrome

/ˈhiːlioʊkroʊm/ noun

Definition

An early color photography process using sunlight to expose and develop color images on photographic plates or film.

Etymology

From Greek 'helios' (sun) and 'chroma' (color), named because the process relied directly on the sun's radiation to create colored photographic images.

Kelly Says

Before digital cameras, heliochrome was one of the first ways photographers could capture color—they literally used sunlight as part of the chemical development process!

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