Essential Darkroom Techniques

by JonathanEastland (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1996

  $3.25

  There's no comparing the satisfaction you get when you develop and enlarge a perfect photo just as you envisioned it when you shot it. So no wonder home darkrooms are becoming so popular. Now you can achieve the best possible results with these techniques that cover everything from the fundamentals of black-and-white photography to kitchen sink developing, through more advanced processing procedures and variable-contrast printing, top professional-quality color negative development and the printing and processing of color transparencies. Get the tips needed to design a darkroom, and make the most efficient use of space, whether working with a start-up kit or a sophisticated lab. Dozens of full-color photos illustrate the dramatic differences a few deft darkroom touches can make, while expert problem-solving techniques help you recover from serious mistakes and accidents. Valuable charts and tables show the correct developing times, temperatures, and chemicals for films and papers. There's even a section on how to create an instant darkroom with the shadow of your body -- for best development of Polaroid's.

• Used

  Hardcover
  1995

  $4.20