Exploring Color Photography Fifth Edition, 5th Edition

Analog Output: Color Printing

Basic Equipment and Ideas for Color Printing

Some people believe that color printing is difficult, but if you can make a successful black-and-white print, you can do the same in color. However, there are some differences between working in color and black-and-white that you need to know. The methods presented here are designed to teach the basic concepts and techniques needed to make a chemical-based color print with a minimum of equipment.

Enlargers

There are three basic types of enlargers used to make chemical color prints: condenser, diffusion, and digital.

Condenser Enlarger

A condenser enlarger uses one or more condenser lenses to direct the light from the lamphouse into parallel rays as it goes through the ...