Paget process

One of the most outstanding exponents of the Paget process was Australian photographer Frank Hurley.

The colour screen plate comprised a series of red, green and blue filters, laid down in a regular pattern of lines to form a réseau, or matrix.

The colour screen plate was usually sold as a separate item to the panchromatic negatives.

Multiple copies could be printed from each negative, the resultant positives each being registered with their own colour viewing screens.

It was also a negative/positive process with a separate colour screen, which meant that multiple prints were straightforward to produce.