Steve Shapiro (sgshiya@redshift.com)
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 20:22:25 -0800
Please post the ISBN and ordering information for this -- as it appears
here -- very interesting and worthwhile book.
Steve Shapiro
----- Original Message -----
From: randevan <randevan@rain.org>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: Richard Henry's Controls in B&W Photography
> At 05:19 PM 3/23/99 +0000, you wrote:
> > I'm working my way (determinedly albeit slowly)
> >through Richard Henry's Controls in B&W Photography. Lots of good stuff
in
> >there, but my eyes tend to glaze over and my brain fills up if I try to
> >absorb too much at one time.
> >
> >My question.
> >Of those of you out there with a close familiarity with this book, is the
> >majority of what he presents "non-controversial"? i.e. Will I be led
> >down a path of ruin and destruction if I place too much faith in his
> >teachings?
>
> I was hired by Focal Press to edit and organize the first, self published,
> edition of Richard Henry's book. What is currently in print was a result
of
> that effort.This was over ten years ago, perhaps more. Henry had just
> passed away and Focal felt the book was worth reprinting. As for the
> content, I think highly of the methods used by Henry to test various
> materials and processes used in photography. Henry was employed as a
> research scientist and was well versed in the scientific method. We have
> confirmed many of his theories here at Brooks Institute. Can all of his
> tests and results be taken as absolute truth? Well, let me answer that by
> example. The thinking was, until last week, that a high fat diet was
> directly related to the risk of developing breast cancer in women. New
> research now indicates there is no connection between diet and risk.
> My point? Testing with repeatable results may answer the question for one
> researcher, but not necessary all.
>
> Rand Evan Molnar
>
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