Tim Rudman”s first book on lith printing, The Master Photographer”s Lith Printing Course, is recognized as the definitive work on the subject, exploring the process”s ability to produce strongly graphic or exquisitely delicate prints that respond beautifully to toning. Since it was first published, there have been significant developments in both the materials and techniques for traditional lith printing, as well as the introduction of digital methods either to simulate the process or to further expand its creative potential. This book includes work by the world”s leading practitioners,… [Read more]
A thoroughly illustrated guide for beginners, this book explains everything from setting up a darkroom to evaluating and improving final prints. [Read more]
The Darkroom Handbook, Second Edition, is a completely revised and updated version of a classic guide to the best design, construction, and equipment to use when setting up a darkroom. This book features ideas and money-saving tips on how to put a darkroom almost anywhere in your home or apartment. It takes you inside darkrooms of photographers around the world including those of famous photographers such as, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Berenice Abbott, and W. Eugene Smith. In addition, it contains detailed do-it-yourself plans for the most essential darkroom components, cutouts and desi… [Read more]
*Combines a traditional technique-black-and-white photography-with the latest technology*Shows readers how to create their own high-quality, fine art prints Black-and-white photography has always been a favorite topic among amateur photographers, but many digital photography books assume the reader is working with color images. With this concise guide, black-and-white enthusiasts can finally learn exactly how to enhance their creations with digital techniques. The book covers everything from scanning, manipulation and printing to advanced, digital darkroom techniques. Amidst inspiring and d… [Read more]
Audience: Amateur, advanced amateur, and professional photographers interested in setting up a darkroom. Will have a market in both the book and the camera trade. [Read more]
The Photoshop Darkroom offers limitless possibilities for photographers looking for jaw-dropping results, using powerful and innovative creative post-processing techniques. If you want folks to ask "How did you do that?" then this is the book for you! The images in The Photoshop Darkroom will inspire you and help you unleash your creative potential. You’ll learn to view your own digital photography with new eyes. Step-by-step directions will show you real-world examples of how to achieve the results you want from your photography and post-processing. [Read more]
Clear instructions and step-by-step photographs teach you how to mix chemicals and apply light-sensitive emulsions by hand, how to create imagery in and out of the darkroom, how to translocate Polaroid photos, photocopies, magazine and newspaper pictures, and how to alter black-and-white and color photographs. FULL COLOR throughout for the first time, this redesigned fourth edition of New Dimensions in Photo Processes beautifully highlights the work of internationally known artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Todd Walker, Doug and Mike Starn, and John Wood. An invaluable list of supply sou… [Read more]
The intrinsic beauty and creative potential of the lith printing process is accessible to anyone who has access to a darkroom. This technique requires only special developers that are readily available and cost no more than conventional materials. This is the first step-by-step book on this exciting approach to print making. Written by Tim Rudman, the acknowledged master of this process, the book is aimed at all levels from first time lith printer to the advanced darkroom worker. [Read more]
Emily hasn”t done much since her dad, a photographer, died. But one boring summer day, Emily decides to get out her dad”s old camera. She shoots a roll of film, but when she develops the negatives in the darkroom, she finds an extra photograph. It seems like a mistake, until the image in the photograph comes true the next day in a horrifying way. [Read more]
This popular book presents creative darkroom techniques in a step-by-step format. It includes multiple printing, montage, toning, reticulation, infrared film, high contrast, combination coloring, dye transfer, liquid emulsions, Sabattier, and much more. Darkroom Dynamics has the information and photographs to expand the the reader’s awareness of the sophisticated images which are possible in photography today. Darkroom Dynamics has been written to be easily comprehensible to the novice photographer attempting experimental photography for the first time. It serves not only as a forum for the… [Read more]
This tutorial takes photographers beyond the quick tips and gimmicky effects of many digital photography books. Author Katrin Eismann – an internationally acclaimed artist, bestselling author, and gifted educator – offers high-profile work, including her own, as examples for teaching photographers how to use the digital medium to create, edit, and output images that reflect their true vision. Co-authored by photographer and teacher Sean Duggan, The Creative Digital Darkroom translates skills, concepts, and nomenclature of the traditional darkroom into digital solutions for photographers who… [Read more]
Copper Plate Photogravure describes in comprehensive detail the technique of traditional copper plate photogravure as would be practiced by visual artists using normally available facilities and materials. Attention is paid to step-by-step guidance through the many stages of the process. A detailed manual of technique, Copper Plate Photogravure also offers the history of the medium and reference to past alternative methods of practice. Copper Plate Photogravure: Demystifying the Process is part of the current revitalization of one of the most satisfyingly beautiful image-making processes. T… [Read more]
This is a comprehensive step-by-step guide to achieving the best possible results from a modern home darkroom. The book covers subjects such as the fundamentals of black and white photography and "kitchen sink" developing, to advanced black and white processing procedures, variable contrast printing, to colour negative development and printing as well as the printing, processing and duplication of colour transparencies. Advice on designing your own darkroom, the most efficient layout and the equipment required – from basic start-up kit to more sophisticated equipment – is given in… [Read more]
This tutorial guides photographers through the processes of Polaroid and emulsion transfers, including extracting an image, making color and positional adjustments, choosing an appropriate surface, and mounting the image. Also discussed are digital technology, printing techniques and repair tips for damaged projects, and photographic effects such as vignetting, as well as over/under exposure and tips on adding texture. [Read more]
The Darkroom Handbook, Second Edition, is a completely revised and updated version of a classic guide to the best design, construction, and equipment to use when setting up a darkroom. This book features ideas and money-saving tips on how to put a darkroom almost anywhere in your home or apartment. It takes you inside darkrooms of photographers around the world including those of famous photographers such as, Harry Callahan, Aaron Siskind, Berenice Abbott, and W. Eugene Smith. In addition, it contains detailed do-it-yourself plans for the most essential darkroom components, cutouts and desi… [Read more]
The discovery of light-sensitive chemicals in mid-nineteenth-century Europe carried large implications for scientists, technicians, astronomers, and for the businesspeople who soon made family portraiture standard tabletop fare in middle-class homes. In The Daguerreotype: Nineteenth-Century Technology and Modern Science, M. Susan Barger and William B. White begin with a history of the process itself. Tracing the daguerreotype’s origins and development, they proceed to discuss what researchers in this century have learned about the chemistry of the daguerreotype. They also address practical … [Read more]
The Darkroom Handbook is a complete illustrated manual of skills, equally useful to the beginner who has never processed film but wants to try and to the experienced amateur or professional who is already highly proficient in darkroom procedures. From the most basic techniques (setting up a darkroom, loading film in a developing tank, handling chemicals) to the most complicated (making dye transfer prints, solarization, pointillism effects), it explains everything, step by step, with an abundance of photographs, drawings, and charts that no other book can match. Written by one of the world’… [Read more]
For six years, digital photography expert Tim Grey has answered readers’ questions on his website and daily mailing list, "DDQ (Digital Darkroom Questions)." As a member of the Photoshop World Dream Team of instructors, Grey knows his stuff – and after answering hoards of questions from photographers, he knows the most persistent and burning issues. In his new book, Take Your Best Shot, Tim Grey answers the most-often asked questions about the digital darkroom and more in an easy-to-read format, organized by subject, and illustrated with beautiful photographs and instructive scree… [Read more]
The object of this book is to demonstrate to the reader how recent developments have so greatly simplified the enlarging and printing process ? particularly in color, which was once the preserve of only the most dedicated amateur. Modern cameras, particularly the 35mm SLR which is now so widely used, have made the taking of the original snapshot simple and reliable. The cameras themselves are capable of producing results of a quality that their owners seldom realize when they rely on mass commercial processing and printing. This book is ideal for the expert and amateur. [Read more]
Everything photographers need to become comfortable with the latest advancements in digital imaging is provided in this guide. The most prominent photo-editing software is discussed, including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Elements, JASC Paint Shop Pro, Corel Photo-Paint, Corel Painter, and Picture Man, with a look at the differences between Macs and PCs and requirements for memory and processor speed. Outlining five distinct states of digital photographic manipulation, from input and image sizing to output and printing, photographers learn the keys to producing professional-quality resu… [Read more]
Photography and video are powerful tools for shaping perception and effecting change, as is convincingly portrayed through the images in this catalogue. Featuring the works of sixteen South African photographers and video artists from 1950 to the present, the catalogue was conceived to accompany the exhibition of the same name at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. The cultural and political turbulence of South Africa has lent particular urgency to the role of these media. The eight sections of this catalogue explore a broad spectrum of social and aesthetic themes that have not been brought t… [Read more]
Focal Press Book: Darkroom Dynamics – A Guide to Creative Darkroom Techniques by Jim Stone Book: Darkroom Dynamics Darkroom & Retouching Tutorials Book: Darkroom Dynamics – A Guide to Creative Darkroom Techniques by Jim Stone [Read more]
Covering every aspect from design to full operation, this clear and detailed book is perfect for photographers at all levels. It includes information on darkroom design, woodworking for the novice, lightproofing, ventilation, worktables, building enlarger baseboards, light boxes, water supply panels, print drying racks, darkroom sinks, and much more. [Read more]
This popular book presents creative darkroom techniques in a step-by-step format. It includes multiple printing, montage, toning, reticulation, infrared film, high contrast, combination coloring, dye transfer, liquid emulsions, Sabattier, and much more. Darkroom Dynamics has the information and photographs to expand the the reader"s awareness of the sophisticated images which are possible in photography today. Darkroom Dynamics has been written to be easily comprehensible to the novice photographer attempting experimental photography for the first time. It serves not only as a forum fo… [Read more]
Make your own darkroom prints, even without access to a darkroom. Diagrams and specially-commissioned photos simplify the use of developers, fixers, graduates, timers, and thermometers. Guidance on using developing equipment covers enlargers, lenses, trays, tanks, drums, and safelights. The techniques for making a final print include cropping, dodging, burning, preflashing, soft focus, borders, vignetting, spotting, and retouching. Soon you will be able to create portraits and landscapes that feature sepia toning, archival toning, and hand coloring, as well as giant prints and posters. [Read more]
Everything you need to know in one book- Easy to follow, accessible text, clear illustrations- Great pictures by top photographers, beautifully reproduced- Author is a respected expert in darkroom processes- Workbook shows how real prints were made [Read more]
