Jerry Nevins
SCHRAMMR@WLSVAX.WVNET.EDU wrote:
> Today I received in the mail a new book entitled "The Ansel Adams Guide
> Basics Techniques of Photography Book 2" John P. Schaefer Copyright 1998
> Little , Brown and Company. This book is essentially a handbook of alternative
> process photography. Some of the features are: a nice history of alternative
> process; lots of stuff about negatives and developers; a good discussion of
> various ways to make large negatives; a section on print frames, light sources,
> papers and chemicals;chapters on cyanotype, alternative silver (like salt
> prints, VDB, etc), platinum/pladium and gum; a good section on color which
> includes hand coloring and image transfer and two chapters on electronic and
> digital imaging. Price $38.95 (USA) $50.00 (Canada).
>
> Of course, I could not read the whole thing in detail today, but what I did
> read appears to be well and clearly written. The instructions for making
> various types of alt process prints are clear, accurate and easy-to-follow.
> Many helpful hints are included.
>
> Note to Judy: There is a nice discussion of the use of 21 step wedges.
>
> The book contains 180 black and white and 172 color illustrations. For
> us science types it has 37 graphs. Many of the color illustrations are
> alt-process prints both old and new. Some very nice 3-color gum prints .
> I saw a modern Fresson print. Lots of platinum prints.
>
> I predict this book will become a "classic." Check it out. If I were
> teaching a course in alternatice process printing, this would be my choice
> for a textbook.
>
> Bob Schramm