The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-23
HE PHOTOGRAPHS IN COLORS.
A.. II. verriI NJ New Haven Has Evolved
Q New Process.

New HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 22.-In his studio
on the third floor Of a bank building in
this city A. H. verrill, son Of Prof. Addison
E. verril Of Yale University is busily en-
gagged in developing a process in photo
graphy which. il il rea ches a practical
stage, will in his judgment. revolutionize
Photographic art. Mr.. verrill believes he
has made a discovery in color photography
that surpasses previous results in this
direction.
Yale professors who have any special
work in photography always consult him
and these professors are deeply interested
In the experiments on which he is work.
ing. Five years ago this enthusiastic
photographer began experimenting with
methods which several German professors
had discovered for photographing nature
In its varied colorings. In none Of these
experiments could he obtain satisfactory
results, and according 10 the statement Of
Mr.. verrill made to-day the German pro-
fessors have been obliged to acknowledge
failure In their work along this line.
Mr.. Verrill went on experimenting along
original lines with the result that he has
turned out in the past week half a dozen
colored photographs taken directly from
nature, and these were presented TO the
Connecticut Academy Of Sciences by his
father, Prof. yerrill. who has taken a deep
interest in his sons Investigations. Some
Of these pictures are copies Of water color
paintings of Bermuda fishes. One is a
landscape in which the blue and green
tints of the water are we'll brought out as
well as the soft creamy color Of an ancient
stone residence at Washington and the
natural gray Of the rocks. Mr.. Verrill in
discussing his discovery said:
Whatever has been Zone in colored
photography has been along mechanical
ines up TO the present time. The only
thing we have to-day in the color line is
the three color half tone which we see in
many OF the magazine Illustrations and
the transpsrencies used frequently by
public lecturers. Neither Of these is strictly
speaking colored photography. My method
is to photograph direct from nature, de-
veIop my plates n print my negative
on Photographic paper which after being
properly developed and fixed gives the
exact reproduction Of the scene in all its
minute colorings. by my method ] can get
the iridescent shades of the sea shell, the
blue of the sky and the changing light of a
IeAAAN ~ ~ 49, 'ha.'
can be secured by a water color artist.
AT present my method is not available
for me in photographing animals or in
making portraits of life as the exposure is
too long. In this, however, ] have made
much progress, for hen | first began to
experiment il required an exposure OF two
or three hours TO get the required result.
Now an exposure in the bright sunlight OF
thirty minutes is all that il required. As YOU
can see only on a very calm day is IL pos
sible to secure a landscape under the con-
ditions, bur ] am still working TO perfect
my plan so that in time | hope it will be
practical for life subjects.
My method Is invaluable to those who
nave collections of birds. minerals or other
inanimate things they wish photographed
in original colors. For instance I can
Photograph a painting and bring out the
natural beauties Of the original so hat it
will he impossible Ia detect the slightest
variation. One OF my first undertakings in
this line will be the photographing of the
famous Hyatt collection Of Sandwich ISL
aud sea shells. The collection was given
To Harvard by the late Alpheus Hyatt,
assistant in pa'aeomtology at Harvard.
For many years before his death Prof.
HYATT was anxious to have a colored re-
production OF the shells for illustrating
purposes but the collection was such a
valuable one that he did not wish To trust
II in the hands of the photographers"