Lippman photographs recorded in DuPont color photopolymer material

Hans I. Bjelkhagen

doi:10.1117/12.271364

10 April 1997 Lippman photographs recorded in DuPont color photopolymer material

Hans I. Bjelkhagen

Proceedings Volume 3011, Practical Holography XI and Holographic Materials III; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271364
Event: Electronic Imaging '97, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

At the end of the last century, Gabriel Lippmann was experimenting with color photography. His photographic color recording technique, Lippmann photography, produced very beautiful photographs and the fact that the colors are preserved in the early Lippmann photographs indicates something about their archival properties. Recent progress in color reflection holography has made it possible to take a new look at this one hundred year old photographic technique. Today, high-resolution panchromatic recording materials suitable for Lippmann photography are on the market. In particular, the color photopolymers from DuPont have been investigated for modern Lippmann photography. Since the color photographs contain no dyes or pigments their archival stability may be high. In addition, a Lippmann photograph is difficult to copy which makes it a unique color photographic recording. Both of these features must attract a photographer interested in creating beautiful art photographs. Security application is another potential field for Lippmann photographs as well as optical filters. The dry processing of the photopolymer material is an important advantage. Another advantage is that no expensive equipment, such as lasers, is needed to explore this photographic recording technique; only a modified camera is required.

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Hans I. Bjelkhagen "Lippman photographs recorded in DuPont color photopolymer material", Proc. SPIE 3011, Practical Holography XI and Holographic Materials III, (10 April 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.271364

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