A Non-Silver Manual. Cyanotype, Brownprint, Palladium & Gum Bichromate with Instructions for Making Light-Resists Including Pinhole Photography.
Text by Sarah Van Keuren.
BK841 - $19.95
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This is one of the few books that offers a wealth of information in one volume on such processes as cyanotype, gum bichromate, brownprint and palladium. Originally written by Van Keuren as a series of handouts to coincide with instruction for her non-silver process courses at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, these writings have now been combined in a useful spiral bound manual. The intent is to provide information to artists working with additional classroom instruction or to those already working in non-silver. Paperback. 45 pages.

The Darkroom Cookbook
by: Steve Anchell
Professional writer and photographer
BK844 - $35.95
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Based upon a series of articles originally appearing in Camera & Darkroom Magazine. Covers processing, developing and developers, equipment and supplies. Paperback. 272 pages.

New Dimensions in Photo Processes: A Step-by-Step Manual - 3rd Edition
by: Laura Blacklow
BK833 - $54.95
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Clear instructions and step-by-step photographs teach you how to mix chemicals and apply light-sensitive emulsions by hand, how to create imagery in and out of the darkroom, how to translocate Polaroid photos and magazine and newspaper pictures, and how to alter black-and-white photographs. A color portfolio highlights the work of internationally known artists such as Robert Rauschenberg, Todd Walker, and most recently Doug and Mike Starn, and an invaluable list of supply sources (including e-mail addresses) from throughout North America and Europe is included at the end of the book.

Setting aside old distinctions between photographer and nonphotographer, New Dimensions in Photo Processes invites artists in all media to discover nonsilver imaging techniques. Painters, printmakers, fiber artists, sculptors, illustrators and photographers alike will find this a valuable, practical text outlining creative processes that require little or no knowledge of photography and chemistry. Spiral bound. 190 pages.

The Film Developing  Cookbook
by: Steve Anchell
Professional writer and photographer
Bill Troop
Photochemist and Professional Writer
BK845 - $35.95
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The Film Developing Cookbook is an up-to-date manual for modern film development techniques. While the original Darkroom Cookbook focused entirely on photographic chemicals and formulae, this book concentrates on films, their characteristics, and the developers each requires for maximum control of the resulting image. Spiral bound. 192 pages.

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Platinum and Palladium Printing
by: Dick Arentz
Fine art photographer with over 75 one-person exhibits of his work.
BK834 - $36.95
Platinum and palladium printing is one of the easiest of the non-silver processes to learn but it also offers a number of variations, which the photographer can closely control. Platinum printing encompasses three basic phases which are somewhat under the control the photographer: sensitometry, chemistry and mechanics. This unique book is the only thoroughly comprehensive work on platinum and palladium printing. This exciting method of print-making is explained with an emphasis on technical control not only to manage the cost of materials but also to teach the reader to optimize the variations possible with this process.
Photographers interested in learning or improving upon this process will find this book an indispensable resource and reference guide. Paperback. 144 pages.

The New Darkroom Handbook Second Edition