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In an age where more and more imaging is done with digital methods, I remain firmly convinced that the hand made silver gelatin print still has an important place in the photographer’s arsenal of interesting tools.
I began printing in the darkroom in 1970, which seems now like a very, very long time ago. When Photoshop was first released, it was an ideal tool for many of the projects I found myself undertaking. Over the years, more and more often the combination of analog and digital workflows resulted in prints that were satisfying and distinctly different than those achieved through digital printing alone.
This book is the latest in the Routledge series Contemporary Practices in Alternative Process Photography edited by Christina Z. Anderson. The book is available now directly from the publisher here and from Amazon and other booksellers. The publisher’s marketing blurb is below.
This book provides photographers of all skill levels with a concise step-by-step guide to combining analog and digital tools with the goal of making silver gelatin prints in the traditional darkroom. It offers the most comprehensive treatment of lith printing published in many years, focusing on materials which are currently available.
Key topics include traditional silver gelatin printing, direct and second-pass lith printing, film to digital image conversion, bleaching, toning and other post-production practices. Readers will learn how to use specific Photoshop tools to carry out the time-honored techniques of overall tonal control, contrast, and burning and dodging. This also features Photoshop basics for black and white, image shaping in Photoshop, and digital negative creation. Through exploring these skills, readers will gain an understanding of how to prepare images and create negatives that can be used in other historical processes including cyanotype, platinum/palladium, and many others.
Author Douglas Ethridge details a systematic approach to combining analog and digital working methods, making the text ideal for both digital photographers looking to creatively edit their images with traditional darkroom aesthetics, and film photographers looking to incorporate digital capabilities into their practice.
NOTE: a complete table of contents for the book can be found here by clicking on the PREVIEW BOOK text under the book cover image.