Best intermediate B&W processing/darkroom book?

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I've done an "Introduction" course which covered basic B&W film processing, enlarging and wet printing. The Horenstein book looks to be beautifully written and illustrated but I don't think I would actually learn a lot from it. I have The Negative and The Print by Ansell Adams which are great but I'm finding them almost too technical. Is there something between Horenstein and Adams pitched at the intermediate photographer who needs practical information and inspiration to get up and running in the darkroom?
 

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the horenstein books are terrific. take a look at Larry Bartlett book on Black and white printing. "photographic printing workshop".
 

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There are many directions you can go after taking Photo 1. Photo 2 would be the most obvious. Here are some of the diections I have gone. I have also taken 16 photo related college courses and many workshops as part of my retirement interest in the subject.

Black and White Photography, a basic manual, Henry Horenstein, Little Brown
Which you have looked at but not studied

BEYOND BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY- HORENSTEIN, Henry, Little Brown, 1977
Color Photography: A Working Manual, Henry Horenstein
Building a Home Darkroom, Ray Miller, Kodak Workshop Series, 1996 x2
Complete Photography Course, John Hedgecoe, 1979
Creative B&W Photography, Les McLean, David Charles, 2002
Blakemore, John’s Black & White Photography Workshop; D&C; 2005
Photo Imaging, A Complete Guide to Alternative Processes, Enfield, Jill, Amphoto, 1991
Photo Know-How, The Art of Large Format Photography; Koch & Marchesi, Sinar, 1993
Platinum & Palladium Printing; Arentz, Dick; Focal Press, 2000
Printing Special Effects, Julien Busselle, 2000
Processing And Printing, Julien Busselle, 2000
Weston, Edward, The Day Books of, edited by Newhall, Aperture 1981
The Master Photographer’s Lith Printing Course, Tim Rudman, Argentum, 2006
The Photographer’s Toning Book, Tim Rudman, Amphoto, 2003
A World History of Photography; Rosenblum, Naomi; Abbeville Press; 3rd Edition; 1997
The History of Photography, Beaumont Newhall, MOMA, NY 1988

Les McLean and Tim Rudman are members of APUG and give wonderful workshops all over the world.

Direction and depth are really up to you to decide.

John Powers
 

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Gregg,

Please feel free to contact me at www.lightwisps.com

I have been involved for years in both B/W and Ilfochrome.

I am always happy to talk darkroom techniques with anybody.

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Not mentioned is the big yellow Kodak book. Into The Darkroom. It's pretty straight forward and cheifly (with other resources mentioned above) got me going smoothly.
 

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I second the recommendation for Larry Bartlett's book. Great examples, sound advice and really shows just what can be achieved and how to go about it.
 

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I second (or third, maybe even forth) the second Horenstein book. Beyond Basic Photography is, just as you described, between a beginner's book and Adam's series.

JP put together a great list, but I believe that he left out two important things to look at: John P Schaefer's Ansel Adams Basic Techniques of Photography and Tony Worobiec's Toning and Handcoloring book.
 

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I'll third the recommendation for Larry Bartlett's book. George Todd's book "the making of 20 images" is similar and great. Tim Rudman's book Photographers Master printing Course is also excellent (and out of print...hopefully Tim is working on a second edition!).....I'm not sure how John P left this one off his great list!
 
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