ReviewsReview of The Darkroom Cookbook: "The Darkroom Cookbook is destined to become a classic. For anyone working in black-and-white it is a must have."--Shutterbug, September 1996 "This elegant, user-friendly book clearly provides the photo-chemical information necessary for the photographer to be in control of his or her black and white film developing. I cannot praise the writing and design of The Film Developing Cookbook highly enough." - Journal of the Print World Photographic processing is a chemical process. While it is not necessary to know anything about chemistry, it is necessary to understand what photographic chemicals do, and why. The Film Developing Cookbook will help photographers acquire a working knowledge of photographic chemistry that is relevant to black and white film developing and serve as a reference and refresher for photographers at all stages of their skill. This companion to The Darkroom Cookbook will help photographers become familiar with different developer formulas for achieving a wide range of pictorial effects, and teach them how to mix and use photographic solutions from scratch-even to create new ones. Many of the developing formulas and archival fixing solutions contained in The Film Developing Cookbook have never before been presented. Topics covered in this manual include: · Films · Developer ingredients · Types of developers · Formulas · Speed increasing · Mixing and storing stock solutions · Stop baths, fixers, and washing · Safety · Chemical and equipment suppliers · Recommended development time for hundreds of films and developers, Review of The Darkroom Cookbook: "The Darkroom Cookbook is destined to become a classic. For anyone working in black-and-white it is a must have."--Shutterbug, September 1996 "This elegant, user-friendly book clearly provides the photo-chemical information necessary for the photographer to be in control of his or her black and white film developing. I cannot praise the writing and design of The Film Developing Cookbook highly enough." - Journal of the Print World "...this is a very important publication for every fan of the darkroom. You'll learn huge amounts of stuff about photographic processes." www.photocrack.com Photographic processing is a chemical process. While it is not necessary to know anything about chemistry, it is necessary to understand what photographic chemicals do, and why. The Film Developing Cookbook will help photographers acquire a working knowledge of photographic chemistry that is relevant to black and white film developing and serve as a reference and refresher for photographers at all stages of their skill. This companion to The Darkroom Cookbook will help photographers become familiar with different developer formulas for achieving a wide range of pictorial effects, and teach them how to mix and use photographic solutions from scratch-even to create new ones. Many of the developing formulas and archival fixing solutions contained in The Film Developing Cookbook have never before been presented. Topics covered in this manual include: Films Developer ingredients Types of developers Formulas Speed increasing Mixing and storing stock solutions Stop baths, fixers, and washing Safety Chemical and equipment suppliers Recommended development time for hundreds of films and developers, "This elegant, user-friendly book clearly provides the photo-chemical information necessary for the photographer to be in control of his or her black and white film developing. I cannot praise the writing and design of The Film Developing Cookbook highly enough." - Journal of the Print World "...this is a very important publication for every fan of the darkroom. You'll learn huge amounts of stuff about photographic processes." www.photocrack.com, Review of The Darkroom Cookbook: "The Darkroom Cookbook is destined to become a classic. For anyone working in black-and-white it is a must have."--Shutterbug, September 1996 "This elegant, user-friendly book clearly provides the photo-chemical information necessary for the photographer to be in control of his or her black and white film developing. I cannot praise the writing and design of The Film Developing Cookbook highly enough." - Journal of the Print World "...this is a very important publication for every fan of the darkroom. You'll learn huge amounts of stuff about photographic processes." www.photocrack.com Photographic processing is a chemical process. While it is not necessary to know anything about chemistry, it is necessary to understand what photographic chemicals do, and why. The Film Developing Cookbook will help photographers acquire a working knowledge of photographic chemistry that is relevant to black and white film developing and serve as a reference and refresher for photographers at all stages of their skill. This companion to The Darkroom Cookbook will help photographers become familiar with different developer formulas for achieving a wide range of pictorial effects, and teach them how to mix and use photographic solutions from scratch-even to create new ones. Many of the developing formulas and archival fixing solutions contained in The Film Developing Cookbook have never before been presented. Topics covered in this manual include: · Films · Developer ingredients · Types of developers · Formulas · Speed increasing · Mixing and storing stock solutions · Stop baths, fixers, and washing · Safety · Chemical and equipment suppliers · Recommended development time for hundreds of films and developers, Review of The Darkroom Cookbook: "The Darkroom Cookbook is destined to become a classic. For anyone working in black-and-white it is a must have."--Shutterbug, September 1996 "This elegant, user-friendly book clearly provides the photo-chemical information necessary for the photographer to be in control of his or her black and white film developing. I cannot praise the writing and design of The Film Developing Cookbook highly enough." - Journal of the Print World Photographic processing is a chemical process. While it is not necessary to know anything about chemistry, it is necessary to understand what photographic chemicals do, and why. The Film Developing Cookbook will help photographers acquire a working knowledge of photographic chemistry that is relevant to black and white film developing and serve as a reference and refresher for photographers at all stages of their skill. This companion to The Darkroom Cookbook will help photographers become familiar with different developer formulas for achieving a wide range of pictorial effects, and teach them how to mix and use photographic solutions from scratch-even to create new ones. Many of the developing formulas and archival fixing solutions contained in The Film Developing Cookbook have never before been presented. Topics covered in this manual include: Films Developer ingredients Types of developers Formulas Speed increasing Mixing and storing stock solutions Stop baths, fixers, and washing Safety Chemical and equipment suppliers Recommended development time for hundreds of films and developers
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal771.4
Table Of ContentIntroduction; Developer Categories; Films; Developer Ingredients; Developer Procedures; Solvent Developers; Non-solvent Developers; Super-fine Grain Developers; Tanning Developers; Special Developers: Two-bath, High Contrast; Ascorbic Acid; Increasing Film Speed; Document Films; After Development Processes: Stop Baths, Fixers, Washing; Appendix 1: Reference Formulas; Appendix 2: Mixing and Storing Stock Solutions; Appendix 3: Safety; Chemical and Equipment Suppliers; Table of Abbreviations; Table of Equivalents; Bibliography; Index; Chart 1: Ilford Temperature Conversion Chart; Chart 2: Recommended Developing Times for Films and Developers
SynopsisThe Film Developing Cookbook is an up-to-date manual for photographic film development techniques. This book concentrates on films, their characteristics, and the developers each requires for maximum control of the resulting image. The Film Developing Cookbook specifically addresses the difficult subject of T-grain film development. It includes rarely found information on film development and the nature of film developers. This book will help photographers acquire a working knowledge of photographic chemistry that is relevant to black and white film developing and serve as a reference and refresher for photographers at all stages of their skill. This companion to The Darkroom Cookbook will help photographers become familiar with different developer formulas for achieving a wide range of pictorial effects, and teach them how to mix and use photographic solutions from scratch-even to create new ones. Many of the developing formulas and archival fixing solutions contained in The Film Developing Cookbook have never before been presented. The authors take bold and controversial stances on many widely accepted film developing dogmas. They tackle many of the widely accepted "myths" of film development. They reject the trend toward 'scientific evaluation' of films and developers in favor of the photographer developing a personal aesthetic without relying exclusively on densitometry or H&D curves. Topics covered in this manual include: ¿ Films ¿ Developer ingredients ¿ Types of developers ¿ Formulas ¿ Speed increasing ¿ Mixing and storing stock solutions ¿ Stop baths, fixers, and washing ¿ Safety ¿ Chemical and equipment suppliers ¿ Recommended development time for hundreds of films and developers, The Film Developing Cookbook is an up-to-date manual for photographic film development techniques. This book concentrates on films, their characteristics, and the developers each requires for maximum control of the resulting image. The Film Developing Cookbook specifically addresses the difficult subject of T-grain film development. It includes rarely found information on film development and the nature of film developers. This book will help photographers acquire a working knowledge of photographic chemistry that is relevant to black and white film developing and serve as a reference and refresher for photographers at all stages of their skill. This companion to The Darkroom Cookbook will help photographers become familiar with different developer formulas for achieving a wide range of pictorial effects, and teach them how to mix and use photographic solutions from scratch-even to create new ones. Many of the developing formulas and archival fixing solutions contained in The Film Developing Cookbook have never before been presented. The authors take bold and controversial stances on many widely accepted film developing dogmas. They tackle many of the widely accepted "myths" of film development. They reject the trend toward 'scientific evaluation' of films and developers in favor of the photographer developing a personal aesthetic without relying exclusively on densitometry or H&D curves. Topics covered in this manual include: - Films - Developer ingredients - Types of developers - Formulas - Speed increasing - Mixing and storing stock solutions - Stop baths, fixers, and washing - Safety - Chemical and equipment suppliers - Recommended development time for hundreds of films and developers
LC Classification NumberTR287.A64 1998