Photographic possibilities : the expressive use of ideas, materials, and processes / Robert Hirsch and John Valentino.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hirsch, Robert, author.

Contributor:

Valentino, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Photography.

Local Subjects:

Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (283 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Focal Press, 2001.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Photographic Possibilities, Second Edition continues to provide a reliable source of techniques and ideas for the use of alternative and contemporary photographic processes that photographers have come to depend on. Professional photographers and advanced students seeking to increase their skills will discover modern and classic methods of creating and manipulating images. This practical guide integrates technical methods with the aesthetic outcome. It offers readers clear, step-by-step instructions on historic and on contemporary processes that integrate both the technical information and t

Contents:

Photographic Possibilities: The Expressive Use of Ideas, Materials, and Processes; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1. Why We Make Photographs: Ideas and History That Affect Photographic Printmaking; The Language of Photography; Early Printmaking Modifications; Modern Approaches in Printmaking; Having a Sense of History; Roles Photography Can Play; Questions; Additional Information; 2. Safety; Basic Safety Procedures; Contact Allergies and Chemical Sensitivities; Disposing of Chemistry; Protecting Yourself and Your Computer; Additional Information; 3. Special-Use Films and Processing

Film and the PhotographerGeneral Working Procedures for Film Processing; Kodak High Speed Infrared Film 2481 and 4143; Extended Red Sensitivity Film: Ilford SFX 200; Kodak Recording Film; Additional Methods to Heighten Grain and Contrast; Kodak Technical Pan Roll Films; Ilford PAN F PLUS Ultra-Fine Grain B/W Film; Kodak Professional B/W Duplicating Film SO-132; High-Contrast Litho Films; Other Graphic Arts Films; High-Speed Films: Kodak T-MAX P3200 and Ilford Delta 3200 Professional; Paper Negatives and Positives; Reversing Black-and-White Film; Film for Classic Cameras

Processing Black-and-White Film for PermanencePolaroid Instant Films; Additional Information; 4. Formulas of Your Own; Prepared Formulas versus Mixing Your Own; Basic Equipment; Chemicals; Preparing Formulas; Additional Information; 5. Black-and-White Film Developers; What Happens to Silver-Based Films during Exposure and Processing?; Image Characteristics of Film; Components and Characteristics of Black-and-White Developers; Liquid versus Powder Chemistry; Basic Developer Types; Postdevelopment Processes; Film Developer Formulas and Their Applications; Why Bother?; Additional Information

6. Analog Printmaking: Equipment, Materials, and ProcessesThe Analog Printmaking Process; Printing Equipment; Standard Printing Materials; Special Printing Materials; Processing Prints for Permanence; Additional Information; 7. Black-and-White Paper Developers; Paper versus Film Developers; Components of Black-and-White Silver Print Developers; Other Processing Factors; Controlling Contrast during Development; Matching Developer and Paper; Developer Applications and Characteristics; Other Paper Developer Formulas; Additional Information; 8. Toning for Visual Effects; Processing Controls

Basic Types of TonersProcessing Prints to Be Toned; General Working Procedures for Toners; Brown Toners; Blue Toners; Red Toners; Green Toners; Toning Variations; Additional Information; 9. Special Cameras and Equipment; What Is a Camera?; Toy Cameras: the Diana and the Holga; The Pinhole Camera; Disposable Cameras; Expanding the Angle of View; Panoramic Cameras; Sequence Cameras; Special-Use Cameras; Stereoscopic Photography; Stroboscopic Photography; Underwater Equipment and Protection; 10. An Introduction to Some Widely Used Alternative Processes; About Paper; Cyanotype Process

Kallitype and Vandyke Brownprint Processes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786611012649

9781136090547

1136090541

9781281012647

1281012645

9781429483438

1429483431

9780080497679

0080497675

OCLC:

437182122