The Darkroom Book

Following the soaring costs and only-average quality of commercial processing and printing, amateur interest in DIY methods is rapidly increasing(when published). This comprehensive guide shows, in hundreds of step-by-step photographs, how to succeed with both colour and black-and-white processing and printing.

From choosing equipment and setting up a home darkroom to advanced printing methods The Darkroom book offers invaluable advise and detailed instruction on hundreds of techniques,
How to make black-and-white prints from colour negatives.
Techniques for making giant prints.
How to process colour negatives.
Ways assess black-and-white and colour contact prints.
Corrective techniques in enlarging (such as dodging and burning in).
Making photographs in black and white and colour.
How to use textured screens.
The techniques of hand-colouring.
How to make solarizied prints.

Within each chapter are helpful illustrations showing potential faults with suggestions on how to avoid them, or correct them should they occur. Also included are full sections on duplicating slides, and displaying, storing and filling photographs, as well as a glossary of technical terms.
complete in every respect, this book shows how to have more fun and be more creative in the darkroom.