The Darkroom Cookbook from Focal Press is a thorough, detailed guide highlighting all aspects of a traditional darkroom photography workflow. Ranging from chemistry recipes, various processing techniques, and technical advice on equipment and how to setup a darkroom, this 392 page publication, authored by Steve Anchell, is designed as a companion book for everything relating to black and white film and print processing.
This third edition of the text has been updated with more recent information on chemical and equipment availability, as well as dedicated sections on reversal processing, enlarged negatives, pyro formulas, and expanded information on printing and toning. Additionally, technical and artwork contributions have been added from fine art black and white photographers Bruce Barnbaum, Rod Dresser, Jay Dusard, Patrick Gainer, Richard Garrod, Henry Gilpin, Gordon Hutchings, Sandy King, Les McLean, Saïd Nuseibeh, France Scully Osterman, Mark Osterman, Tim Rudman, Ryuijie, John Sexton, and John Wimberly.
Chemicals
Pharmacopoeia
Developers
Film Development
Monobath Film Developing
Push-Processing Film
Pyro Developers
Paper Development
Stop Baths and Fixers
Toning Prints
Reduction
Intensification
Development by Inspection
Printing-Out Processes