Darkroom tutorial on the 'net?

Hi,

I wonder if you know a website that shows how the enlarger print the image. Like first you see the test-strip and then the descission of contrast and then dodge and burn etc.

It doesn't matter how I google, but I always come up with those damn digital tutorials.

Yes, I know that there are books on this subject, but there must exists some good tutorial on the 'net as well.

I know the basics, but it's always good too see how somebody else thinks and does it.

/ Marcus

One thing I wonder is that Ilford makes a booklet like that, and I was wondering why it is not online since there is no claim of copyright on it. (which does not mean the copyright does not exist. it does.) There are a few different generations of the booklet but they are promo materials for Multigrade paper, and many examples in the booklet are very good. Very concise and very good.

Hi Brummelisa,

Maybe the link below can help

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Making-a-black--white-fine-print

Also a bit of search in the technique section (I think....) wil bring up some DR stuff (I think somewhere there's a dropdowon list with Darkroom listed). Maybe not the best but the only one I have close to hand right now.

there should be some stuff in the link below too
http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/articles.html

rgds

Salvo

The best book, which I can highly recommend is the Bartlett/Tarrant "Black & White: Photographic Printing Workshop".

After a intro with the basics, which is also quite interesting, I think up to 40 detailed examples, step by step from the straight print to the final one, dodging, , hold off eyes, burning, composition fo image, all explained in detail.

I got mine cheap through abebooks. It took nealry 2 month from us to europe...

I would stop reading internet. The more i read, the more i realise that this makes one light in the head, because of the different aproaches.

Fred Picker made a video for this exact purpose. Not sure where to get it but Calumet *Richard Newman* may be able to help you out. google his name and you may get lucky.
The video is very good