Building a Home Darkroom

KODAK

One of the Kodak workshop series, this covers all the facets of building a darkroom to a high standard, albeit from the USA point of view - electrics in particular have to be re-thought for the UK.

1996 Kodak, Softback, 94 pp

Order Code: 19 566

Price: £12.99

The Darkroom Cookbook *** out of print ***

Stephen G. Anchell

150 photographic formulas in one indispensable
handbook for darkroom practitioners. Film-developing, paper-developing and toning are all covered. Including classic old formulas no longer in general use.

1994 Focal Press, Spiral Softback, 206 pp

Order Code: 3 392

Price: £25.99

Darkroom Basics

Roger Hicks & Frances Schultz

Nicely designed full colour book acting as a basic introduction to the darkroom, with some pointers towards further techniques, including toning, giant enlarging and alternative processes including bromoil and salt printing.

2000 Collins & Brown, Softback, 128 pages

Order Code: 44 966

Price: £12.99

The New Darkroom Handbook

Joe DeMaio, Robin Worth, Dennis Curtin

Has to be worth the money just for the section showing Eugene Smiths Darkroom...Something of a nostalgia trip as well as a do it yourself manual, as at least half the darkroom products shown have been discontinued by now. Good solid information with plenty of layout diagrams and pictures, requiring a bit of translation from US to UK.

1998 Focal Press, Softback, 188 pages

Order Code: 45 088

Price: £---

The Film Developing Cookbook

Stephen G. Anchell & Bill Troop

*** out of print ***

A complementary volume to the ‘Darkroom Cookbook’, but concentrating on issues connected with film and its development, particularly TMax films. The layout leaves a bit to be desired, as does the total lack of any images, even line drawings, but the book contains much valuable information, and could be considered an up-to-date replacement for Jacobsons classic ‘Developing’.

1998 Focal Press, Softback, 163 pages

Order Code: 29 200

Price: £26.99

Photographic Retouching

KODAK

This is retouching of the old school, and this will probably be the last edition of this publication. However it contains a wealth of information on traditional retouching directly onto film, and that will not go out of date.
Topics include: Tools & Materials, Black & White negative work, Colour Separation negatives, Colour negatice retouching, Black & white print retouching, Colour print retouching, Colour transparency work, Emulsion stripping, Restoring old photographs, Restoring old negative film, Airbrushing, Print finishing, Formulae.

1987 Kodak, Softback, 116 pp

Order Code: 356

Price: £24.95