Who: James Clerk Maxwell
What: The inventor of the first color photograph
When: 1861 (He was born in 1831)
Where: Edinburgh, Scotland
Why: James was very interested in all things colorful, he frequently worked with the color theory. He wanted to make a photo that showed an items true colors, not just a black and white image.
HOW: He photographed the ribbon through red, yellow, and blue filters. He then recombined the photos into one single image.
I chose this photo because it was his first photo yet it was also the first color photograph. I thought it was so cool that he could take different filters and combine them together to make one fully colored photograph.
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