The Experimental Darkroom
eBook - ePub

The Experimental Darkroom

Contemporary Uses of Traditional Black & White Photographic Materials

  1. 276 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Experimental Darkroom

Contemporary Uses of Traditional Black & White Photographic Materials

About this book

The Experimental Darkroom is a book focused on traditional black & white photographic materials—darkroom chemistry and silver gelatin paper—now used in many non-traditional ways. The book starts with a comprehensive digital negatives chapter. Topics are divided into five sections: cameraless experimentation, camera experimentation, printing experimentation, finished print experimentation, and a section highlighting contemporary photographers who use these approaches today. Each process under discussion is accompanied by photographic examples and a step-by-step method written in a "Just the facts, ma'am" style.

Topics included are:

  • Photograms and clichĂ©s verre
  • Lumen prints
  • Chemigrams
  • Pinhole and zoneplate
  • Holgas
  • Chromo
  • Liquid emulsion and modern tintype
  • Lith printing
  • Sabattier
  • Mordançage
  • Bleaching and bleachout
  • Toning, traditional to experimental
  • Applied color and abrasion tone
  • Encaustic, photomontage, and collage
  • Bromoil

The Experimental Darkroom encourages taking risks and having fun. Over 400 images and 71 artists are included in its 276 pages. The outcome will be an expansion of creative options for the silver gelatin print. The options are engaging and now more accessible with digital negatives. Images are no longer solely captured in camera or on analog film. The darkroom is no longer always dark. The print is no longer a pristine and accurate rendition of what the camera sees. Photographers are pushing the boundaries of black & white photographic practice. It is an exciting time to get into the darkroom and play!

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2022
Print ISBN
9781032131863
eBook ISBN
9781000689488
Edition
1
Topic
Art
Subtopic
Photography

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series
  4. Title
  5. Copyright
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1 Setting Up the Contemporary Darkroom
  10. Chapter 2 Digital Negatives for the Darkroom
  11. Part One Cameraless Experimentation
  12. Part Two Camera Experimentation
  13. Part Three Printing Experimentation
  14. Part Four Finished Print Experimentation
  15. Part Five Contemporary Experimental Artists
  16. APPENDIX
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index