This is a brief introduction to the book 'Spirits of Salts' by Randall Webb and Martin Reed
A packed 140 pages, dealing practically and comprehensively with all the processes, from silver through Cyanotype to Platinum, even featuring chapters on getting started with Photogravure. Written by Randall Webb and put together here at Silverprint, this is aimed to be an essential text for anyone venturing into alternative processes for the first time.
Chapters include; Salt Printing, Printing-Out-Paper, Kallitype, Platinum & Palladium, Cyanotype, Gum Printing, Bromoil, Oil Printing. Separate sections cover general information, including exposure, making large format negatives, selection of paper etc. A resource section lists virtually all other reference books, and related websites and e-mail bulletin boards. As a taster, some excerpts from each chapter can be selected on the table below.