Essential Darkroom Techniques

by Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.

• ISBN13: 9780304350865
• ISBN10: 0304350869
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-01-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

A lot of what you need to know about creating great photographs takes place after you've put away your camera and headed for the darkroom. Yet most photographers own many more books on camera techniques than on darkroom skills. Now you can balance your skills and dramatically improve your darkroom success. It doesn't matter whether your darkroom is a box of supplies that you store in the bathroom or whether you have a fully stocked area, the essentials are the same, and they're all fully covered here: darkroom design and layout; recommended hardware and equipment; a guided tour of the enlarger; black-and-white processing and print-making techniques; color negative processing and print-making; and a special guide to the digital darkroom. Helpful captioned photos and clear instructions show you each step of every process.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Third Edition	6	(3)
Darkroom Design and Layout	9	(10)
Hardware and Equipment	19	(12)
The Enlarger	31	(7)
Fundamentals of Black-and-White Photography	38	(18)
Basic Black-and-White Film Processing Techniques	56	(16)
Advanced Black-and-White Film Processing Techniques	72	(19)
Black-and-White Print Making	91	(14)
Other Black-and-White Techniques and Print Materials	105	(13)
Black-and-White Variable Contrast Printing	118	(13)
Fundamentals of Colour Photography	131	(7)
Colour Negative Processing and Print Making	138	(10)
Colour Printing	148	(13)
Duplication of Colour Transparencies	161	(9)
Polaroid Photography	170	(15)
Other Processes and Techniques	185	(6)
The Digital Darkroom	191	(16)
Index	207