Way Beyond Monochrome 2e

Ralph Lambrecht: From Germany and educated in the US, Ralph is a B&W fine art Photographer. His work has been displayed anywhere from private galleries to the London Salon of Photography. He has written for Camera & Darkroom, Black & White Photography, View Camera Magazine, Way Beyond Monochrome 1e, and he is an active community member of apug.org (Analog Photography Users Group) photo.net and Fotocommunity.From the UK, Chris has been a member of the Royal Photographic Society for over 25 years and he has invented and patented photographic equipment that sell worldwide. He specializes in landscape, infrared, portraiture, still life, and architecture-mostly in monochrome. Chris has spent a lot of time perfecting the use of digital and traditional technologies harmoniously and he has authored numerous articles on advanced printing techniques for Camera & Darkroom, Ag+ and Photo Techniques.

• Part 1 The BasicsFrom Visualization to PrintEye and BrainPictorial MaturityPhotographic QualityFundamental Print ControlTiming Print ExposuresPaper and Print ContrastBasics of Photographic PrintingArchival Print ProcessingPresentation is EverythingMounting and Matting PrintsPrint SpottingFraming and Displaying PrintsWhat Size is the Edition?Part 2 The ScienceTone ReproductionIntroduction to the Zone SystemIntroduction to SensitometryTone ReproductionImage GradationImage CaptureImaging PathsSharpness and Depth of FieldCritical FocusingPinhole PhotographyBasics of Digital CaptureDigital Capture AlternativesNegative ControlIntroduction to ExposureDevelopment and Film ProcessingAdvanced DevelopmentCreating a StandardCustomizing Film Speed and DevelopmentInfluence of Exposure and DevelopmentExposure LatitudePre-ExposureApplied Zone SystemsC41 Zone SystemQuality ControlUnsharp MaskingMasking for Complete ControlDigital Negatives for Contact PrintingThe Copy-Print ProcessAdvanced Print ControlFine-Tuning Print Exposure & ContrastMeasuring Paper ContrastContrast Control with Color EnlargersExposure Compensation for Contrast ChangeBasic Split-Grade PrintingAdvanced Split-Grade PrintingPrint FlashingPaper Reciprocity FailureMiscellaneous Material CharacteristicsFactorial DevelopmentPrint BleachingPrint Dry-DownOn AssignmentAbove Malham CoveCedar FallsClapham BridgeCorkscrewsPortrait Studio LightingIngatestone HallHeybridgeKarenLight-Painted FlowersMetalicaAlternative ProcessesMonoLogParnham DoorwayLarge-Format NudesRape FieldSt. Mary's of ButtsburyStonehengeSummer StormToothpaste FactoryPart 3 Odds and EndsEquipment and FacilitiesImage-Taking EquipmentDarkroom DesignHow Safe is Your Safelight?Enlarger Light SourcesSharpness in the DarkroomOther Darkroom EquipmentTool, Tips and TricksIdentification System for Film HoldersHhow to Build andUse the Zone RulerHow to Build and Use a Zone DialMake Your Own Shutter TesterMake Your Own Test Strip PrinterMake Your Own Burning CardExposure, Development and Printing RecordsMaking Prints from Paper NegativesAppendixTechnical FundamentalsMake Your Own Transfer FunctionBasic Chemical RecipesTables and TemplatesGlossary Bibliography

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