
The Experimental Darkroom
Contemporary Uses of Traditional Black & White Photographic Materials
- 276 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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 materialsâdarkroom chemistry and silver gelatin paperânow 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 clichés 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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Setting Up the Contemporary Darkroom
- Chapter 2 Digital Negatives for the Darkroom
- Part One Cameraless Experimentation
- Part Two Camera Experimentation
- Part Three Printing Experimentation
- Part Four Finished Print Experimentation
- Part Five Contemporary Experimental Artists
- APPENDIX
- Bibliography
- Index