The Dawn of Colour - Celebrating the Centenary of the Autochrome

Colour Develpment

On the Beach, 1913

On the Beach, 1913

A portrait of O’Gorman’s daughter, Christina, taken on the beach at Lulworth Cove, Dorset. The comparatively long exposure time has given the sea a glassy quality and the large aperture setting and narrow depth of field has put Durdle Door in the background into soft focus.

 

 

The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the National Media Museum

 

Mervyn Joseph Pius O'Gorman

(1871-1958)

On the Beach, 1913

On the Beach, 1913

Christina on the Beach, 1913

Christina on the Beach, 1913

Christina, 1913

Christina, 1913

Christina by the Pond, 1913

Christina by the Pond, 1913

Christina Paddling, 1913

Christina Paddling, 1913

A Picnic on the Beach, 1913

A Picnic on the Beach, 1913