By
Carson Graves, Carson Graves has taught, exhibited and written about photography for over twenty years at schools and universities around the country.
He is also the author of The Zone System for 35mm Photographers.
Description
Whether you are a novice or an expert in the darkroom, the second edition of The Elements of Black-and-White Printing will give you the
tools necessary to control your print making. You will learn the proper techniques for exposing a print, how to choose the correct paper
contrast, and ways to find the best combination of paper and developer for your images. In addition to explaining the procedures, this
unique book contains exercises that help you calibrate these procedures with your own equipment with the materials you prefer. Photographers
will find this book an essential resource in the darkroom.
Elements of Black-and-White Printing will help you learn how to choose
the right exposure and contrast for your negative; select papers, developers, and toners that complement each other; print negatives
with extreme contrast ranges; salvage seemingly hopeless negatives and prints; print, develop, and store negatives and prints for maximun
life; display your photographs in a way that enhances their message; properly align your enlarger; and more.
Audience:
Professional photographers and students of photography
