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Photographic Possibilities, 2nd Edition

by Robert Hirsch, John Valentino

May 2001

Intermediate to advanced

272 pages

12h 35m

English

Focal Press

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The Language of PhotographyEarly Printmaking ModificationsModern Approaches in PrintmakingHaving a Sense of HistoryRoles Photography Can PlayQuestionsAdditional Information
Basic Safety ProceduresContact Allergies and Chemical SensitivitiesDisposing of ChemistryProtecting Yourself and Your ComputerAdditional Information
Film and the PhotographerGeneral Working Procedures for Film ProcessingKodak High Speed Infrared Film 2481 and 4143Extended Red Sensitivity Film: Ilford SFX 200Kodak Recording FilmAdditional Methods to Heighten Grain and ContrastKodak Technical Pan Roll FilmsIlford PAN F PLUS Ultra-Fine Grain B/W Film 37Kodak Professional B/W Duplicating Film SO-132High-Contrast Litho FilmsOther Graphic Arts FilmsHigh-Speed Films: Kodak T-MAX P3200 and Ilford Delta 3200 ProfessionalPaper Negatives and PositivesReversing Black-and-White FilmFilm for Classic CamerasProcessing Black-and-White Film for PermanencePolaroid Instant FilmsAdditional Information

Prepared Formulas versus Mixing Your OwnBasic EquipmentChemicalsPreparing FormulasAdditional Information
What Happens to Silver-Based Films during Exposure and Processing?Image Characteristics of FilmComponents and Characteristics of Black-and-White DevelopersLiquid versus Powder ChemistryBasic Developer TypesPostdevelopment ProcessesFilm Developer Formulas and Their ApplicationsWhy Bother?Additional Information
The Analog Printmaking ProcessPrinting EquipmentStandard Printing MaterialsSpecial Printing MaterialsProcessing Prints for PermanenceAdditional Information
Paper versus Film DevelopersComponents of Black-and-White Silver Print DevelopersOther Processing FactorsControlling Contrast during DevelopmentMatching Developer and PaperDeveloper Applications and CharacteristicsOther Paper Developer FormulasAdditional Information
Processing ControlsBasic Types of TonersProcessing Prints to Be TonedGeneral Working Procedures for TonersBrown TonersBlue TonersRed TonersGreen TonersToning VariationsAdditional Information
What Is a Camera?Toy Cameras: The Diana and the HolgaThe Pinhole CameraDisposable CamerasExpanding the Angle of ViewPanoramic CamerasSequence CamerasSpecial-Use CamerasStereoscopic PhotographyStroboscopic PhotographyUnderwater Equipment and Protection
About PaperCyanotype ProcessKallitype and Vandyke Brownprint ProcessesPlatinum and Palladium ProcessesGum Bichromate ProcessElectrostatic Processes: Copy MachinesAdditional Information
Hand-Altered WorkPhotogramsCliché-VerreExtended Camera ExposuresPostcamera Techniques: In Search of Lost TimeMultiple-Exposure MethodsFabrication: Making Things Happen for the CameraComposite VariationsProcessing Manipulation: ReticulationHand-ColoringAirbrushingTransfers and Stencils
What Is a Digital Computer?What Is a Digital Image?A Brief History of Digital Images: 1960 to 1998Why the Computer?Digital Ethics and CopyrightCreating Digital ImagesColor Conversion/Color MatchingMemorySoftwareMajor File TypesStorage MediaDigital Possibilities: Computer as Multimedia PlatformHypertext and the World Wide WebThe End of the Wet Darkroom?Additional Information
What Is Digital Imaging?Input and OutputOutput Devices: Presenting the Digital ImageCombining Digital and Traditional TechniquesThe Future of Digital Imagemaking and the Expressive ImagemakerAdditional Information