gogogo
Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Jill Enfield's guide to photographic alternative processes : popular historical & contemporary techniques / Jill Enfield.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Focal Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.Description: ix, 278 pages : illustrations ; 18 x 25 cmISBN:
  • 0415810248 (pbk.)
  • 9780415810241 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 771.3 ENF
Contents:
Safety with chemicals -- A guide to materials and techniques -- The digital negative process -- Fugitive and not-so-fugitive printing -- Cyanotypes -- Salt and albumen prints -- Van Dyke brown, kallitype and argyrotype prints -- Platinum and palladium prints -- Wet plate collodion -- Liquid emulsion prints -- Gum printing -- Transfers, multiple printing and other techniques -- Ceramics and photography.
Summary: For today\'s photography students and eager enthusiasts darkroom materials and equipment are more affordable and easily accessible than ever before, as chemicals and supplies can be ordered at the click of a button from online retailers. Jill Enfield is one of the world\'s premier handcrafted photographic artists, and in this gorgeous guide to all things alternative, she shows you how to emulate this beautiful style of fine art, whether you\'re working in a darkroom with traditional chemicals, at your kitchen sink with items from your pantry, or in front of a computer. Packed with stunning imagery, how-to recipes and techniques interspersed with historical information on the evolution of processes, this new book will help you add a richness and depth to your photography like never before--Covers alternative processing from its first historical days through digital manipulation - Contributions from a wide variety of artists showcase different styles and processing methods--Includes suggestions for vegan and vegetarian-friendly alternative processing!-- Provided by publisher.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

As technology advances in the world of photography, a passionate crowd of professionals, students, and hobbyists is returning to the darkroom in search of a more authentic, handmade feel to their art.　 Jill Enfield's Guide to Photographic Alternative Processes 　shows how to do just that. Packed with stunning imagery, how-to recipes, techniques, and historical information on the evolution of processes, this guide provides the instruction to emulate the ethereal, dream-like feel of alternative processing. Whether in a darkroom using traditional chemicals, at the kitchen sink with pantry staples, or in front of the computer re-creating techniques digitally, you will learn how to add a richness and depth to your photography like never before.

Covers alternative processing from its historical roots up through digital manipulation. Showcases the different styles and processing methods of various artists. Includes suggestions for vegan and vegetarian-friendly alternative processing!

Safety with chemicals -- A guide to materials and techniques -- The digital negative process -- Fugitive and not-so-fugitive printing -- Cyanotypes -- Salt and albumen prints -- Van Dyke brown, kallitype and argyrotype prints -- Platinum and palladium prints -- Wet plate collodion -- Liquid emulsion prints -- Gum printing -- Transfers, multiple printing and other techniques -- Ceramics and photography.

For today\'s photography students and eager enthusiasts darkroom materials and equipment are more affordable and easily accessible than ever before, as chemicals and supplies can be ordered at the click of a button from online retailers. Jill Enfield is one of the world\'s premier handcrafted photographic artists, and in this gorgeous guide to all things alternative, she shows you how to emulate this beautiful style of fine art, whether you\'re working in a darkroom with traditional chemicals, at your kitchen sink with items from your pantry, or in front of a computer. Packed with stunning imagery, how-to recipes and techniques interspersed with historical information on the evolution of processes, this new book will help you add a richness and depth to your photography like never before--Covers alternative processing from its first historical days through digital manipulation - Contributions from a wide variety of artists showcase different styles and processing methods--Includes suggestions for vegan and vegetarian-friendly alternative processing!-- Provided by publisher.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jill Enfield, one of the most experienced and respected hand-coloring artists in the United States, is a fine art, editorial, and commercial photographer. She has taught hand-coloring and non-silver techniques at Parsons The New School for Design, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York University, Long Island University, and the International Center of Photography in New York, as well as at workshops throughout the United States and Europe.

Powered by Koha