Description
Book SynopsisThe Experimental Darkroom is a book focused on traditional black & white photographic materialsâdarkroom chemistry and silver gelatin paperânow used in many non-traditional ways. The book starts with a comprehensive digital negatives chapter. Topics are divided into five sections: cameraless experimentation, camera experimentation, printing experimentation, finished print experimentation, and a section highlighting contemporary photographers who use these approaches today. Each process under discussion is accompanied by photographic examples and a step-by-step method written in a âœJust the facts, maâamâ style.
Topics included are:
- Photograms and clichÃs verre
- Lumen prints
- Chemigrams
- Pinhole and zoneplate
- Holgas
- Chromo
- Liquid emulsion and modern tintype
- Lith printing
- Sabattier
- MordanÃage
- Bleaching and bleachout
- Toning, traditional to experimental
- Applied color and abrasion tone
- Encaustic, photomontage, and collage
- Bromoil
The Experimental Darkroom encourages taking risks and having fun. Over 400 images and 71 artists are included in its 276 pages. The outcome will be an expansion of creative options for the silver gelatin print. The options are engaging and now more accessible with digital negatives. Images are no longer solely captured in camera or on analog film. The darkroom is no longer always dark. The print is no longer a pristine and accurate rendition of what the camera sees. Photographers are pushing the boundaries of black & white photographic practice. It is an exciting time to get into the darkroom and play!
Table of ContentsPreface, Introduction, Chapter 1: Setting Up the Contemporary Darkroom, Chapter 2: Digital Negatives for the Contemporary Darkroom Part 1: Cameraless Experimentaation, Chapter 3: Photograms and Cliché-Verres, Chapter 4: Lumenprints, Chapter 5: The Chemigram Part 2: Camera Experimentation, Chapter 6: Pinhole and Zoneplate, Chapter 7: The Holga, Part 3 – Printing Experimentation, Chapter 8: Chromo, Chapter 9: Liquid Emulsion and Modern Tintype, Chapter 10: Lith Printing, Chapter 11: Sabattier, Part 4 – Finished Print Experimentation, Chapter 12: Mordancage, Chapter 13: Bleaching and Bleachout, Chapter 14: Toning, Chapter 15: Applied Color and Abrasion Tone, Chapter 16: Encaustic, Collage, Photomontage, Chapter 17: Bromoil, Part 5: Contemporary Experimental Artistis, Appendix, Bibliography
