c. 1910
Janet Laing, aged around 12 (left), and her sister Iris, aged around seven.
Image: National Media Museum / Science and Society Picture Library / Getty Images
Etheldreda Laing was around 38 years old when she first took pictures of her daughters using Autochrome, an early colour process. She would later become known for her work with color photography, and particularly for the series of pictures of her daughters.
Older daughter Janet was around 12 years old and Iris was roughly seven when Etheldreda first started photographing them.
These photos were taken in the garden of their Oxford home, in 1908. After taking them, she processed the photos in a darkroom within the house. Some required up to one minute for exposure. Read more...
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