The darkroom book : a comprehensive step-by-step guide to processing your color or black-and-white photographs

256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm. ; OCLC: 7620906 ; ISBN: 0871651068; 9780871651068 LCCN: 80-52794 ; LC: TR287; Dewey: 771.4; 770.28 ; black cloth ; no dustjacket ; Contents : Equipping a darkroom -- Black-and-white developing -- Basic black-and-white printing -- Colour developing -- Basic colour printing : negatives -- Basic colour printing : slides -- Corrective techniques -- Simple creative techniques -- Advanced creative techniques -- Posterization -- Display and storage -- Duplicating ; "There is little point in owning a good camera and then sending your films to be commercially printed. Mass-produced photographs will never do justice either to you or your camera. While you may well be content with the standards of commercial developing, if you are concerned with the quality of your prints it is essential to make your own. The choice of darkroom exposure times, printing papers of filtration is as important as the composition of lighting of the original scene : these factors can make t he difference between an average picture and a superb one.Included are plans for designing your own darkroom and guides to choosing the necessary equipment.Detailed illustrated sections show potential faults with suggestions on how to avoid them or correct the should they occur. ; VG.…