Synopses & Reviews
The Variable Contrast Printing Manual is the only comprehensive resource for photographers printing with variable contrast papers. Anchell provides a wealth of techniques and information to enable photographers to achieve the best possible results, and express their unique personal vision. As in his best-selling The Darkroom Cookbook (Focal Press), Anchell has provided the reader with an easy-to-follow approach to a medium that now dominates black-and-white printing.
Stephen G. Anchell has been a freelance and commercial photographer, writer, and instructor for over 25 years. His fine-art black-and-white photography has been internationally exhibited and collected. He teaches workshops and seminars privately, at universities, and for companies such as Agfa, Cachet Fine Art Paper Company, and Sinar-Bron. His writing on photography has appeared in View Camera, Shutterbug, PIC (Great Britain), and PhotoPro magazines. He was a contributing editor to the former Camera and Darkroom magazine, and is a current contributing editor to PhotoWork and Outdoor Photographer magazines.
Only comprehensive how-to manual for printing on variable contrast papers.
Timely and instructive; provides a wealth of proven techniques.
Invaluable reference for art photographers.
Review
'Steve has done it again! Just as in the wonderful Darkroom Cookbook, he has managed to pull together everything you need to know about printing with multigrade papers. A significant contribution which every black and white darkroom enthusiast should own.'
Joe Englander
'Anchell's text contains a wealth of useful and clearly stated information. It should be a valuable addition to any serious printer's library.'
Alan Ross
'This is a very informative yet easy to read book from which most printers
will pick up a few pointers, even those who have been printing on
variable contrast paper for years.'
Steve Hynes
Review
contribution which every black and white darkroom enthusiast should own.'
Joe Englander
'Anchell's text contains a wealth of useful and clearly stated information. It should be a valuable addition to any serious printer's library.'
Alan Ross
'This is a very informative yet easy to read book from which most printers
will pick up a few pointers, even those who have been printing on
variable contrast paper for years.'
Steve Hynes
Review
be a valuable addition to any serious printer's library.'
Alan Ross
'This is a very informative yet easy to read book from which most printers
will pick up a few pointers, even those who have been printing on
variable contrast paper for years.'
Steve Hynes
Review
hose who have been printing on
variable contrast paper for years.'
Steve Hynes
Synopsis
The Variable Contrast Printing Manual is the only comprehensive resource for photographers printing with variable contrast papers. Anchell provides a wealth of techniques and information to enable photographers to achieve the best possible results, and express their unique personal vision. As in his best-selling The Darkroom Cookbook (Focal Press), Anchell has provided the reader with an easy-to-follow approach to a medium that now dominates black-and-white printing.
Stephen G. Anchell has been a freelance and commercial photographer, writer, and instructor for over 25 years. His fine-art black-and-white photography has been internationally exhibited and collected. He teaches workshops and seminars privately, at universities, and for companies such as Agfa, Cachet Fine Art Paper Company, and Sinar-Bron. His writing on photography has appeared in View Camera, Shutterbug, PIC (Great Britain), and PhotoPro magazines. He was a contributing editor to the former Camera and Darkroom magazine, and is a current contributing editor to PhotoWork and Outdoor Photographer magazines.
Only comprehensive how-to manual for printing on variable contrast papers.
Timely and instructive; provides a wealth of proven techniques.
Invaluable reference for art photographers.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-168) and index.
About the Author
Steve Anchell is a contributing editor to Outdoor Photographer and PhotoWork magazines. He has written columns, feature articles, and interviews for Camera & Darkroom, View Camera, PIC, Shutterbug, Photo Shopper, and PhotoPro magazines. His previous two books with Focal Press, The Darkroom Cookbook and The Variable Contrast Printing Manual are photography best-sellers. Steve's photographs have been exhibited in galleries and are shown in private collections. He photographs and prints both color and black-and-white with 35mm, 2¼ and large-format ccameras. He has conducted over 80 photographic and darkroom workshops since 1979. Steve is currently the program director for the Photographer's Formulary Workshops in Condon, Montana. In early 1998, the first collection of his personal work, entitled The Nude at Big Sur, will be published by Whitefish Editions.
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Table of Contents
Preface* Introduction * A Brief History of Variable Contrast Papers* Variable Contrast Papers* Calibrating Variable Contrast Papers* Printing with Variable Contrast Paper * Multiple-Filter Techniques* Split Printing* Enlargers and Light Sources * Fixing and Washing for Permanence* Toning* Appendixes--Recommended Dichroic Filtration Values for Common Color Enlargers* Formulas* Suppliers and Manufacturers* Bibliography* Index* Contrast Comparison Charts * Exposure Factor Chart