Re: new edition of Photographic Possibilities
Thanks Christina! Ordered. Been following the cyanotype bleed/ratio discussion. Will try one more time. Mark Nelson says you advocate (agitate for) Arches Platine. I'm going to try a diluted by 1 part water A and first time Arches later today I hope. Brian > Dear All, > (Caveat: I am a book junkie as you well know...but if the economy keeps > tanking that's gonna change quickly. I have to quit watching the 24 hr news > channels or else I may commit myself to an institution...) > > I just received the 3rd edition of Photographic Possibilities and it is a > TOME. About 300 pp, lots of good images, very small type so the book is > packed with info. I would put it on my "must have" list along with > Christopher James. I see a number of alt list people within its pages, and > Tom Persinger's recommendation on the back of the book as well. > > What I first like about it, is its dedication to analog methods. Long live > analog! > > There's even a whole chapter on film for gosh sakes. All kinds of films, > printing, toning, different kinds of cameras, and what I really like is the > way there is a description of process used attached to each photograph, > something that James also does and Jill Waterman does, too, in her Night > Photography book. The reader is not left wondering how the image was made. > > There's also a chapter on alt processes. > > I guess why I am so excited about the book is that I always keep an eye on > the contemporary field of photography through PDN and other magazines and > the majority of shows/contests/big winners/etc. is large digital color work, > and thus this book convinces me that what we do on this list and in the > darkroom may be a niche market but it is still alive and well enough for > Focal Press to publish a book of this type. > > To give you an idea: I juried 124 bodies of work for a particular group, > and out of that I counted approx 4 alts and 20 film-based. > Chris > > > __________________ > > Christina Z. Anderson > http://christinaZanderson.com/ > __________________ > >
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