Collodiotype

/kəˈloʊdiətaɪp/ noun

Definition

A photographic print or process involving the use of collodion, particularly in early color photography experiments.

Etymology

Collodion + '-type' (a suffix for photographic processes). A technical term from experimental color photography in the 19th century.

Kelly Says

Collodiotype was one of dozens of named early photography processes—photographers gave them fancy names like 'autochrome,' 'gum bichromate,' 'carbon print'—but most are completely forgotten today.

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