Darkroom tutorial on the 'net?

[brummelisa]

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

 

[Ryuji]

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.

 

[zinzin]

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

 

[Dietmar Wolf]

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.

 

[Bob Carnie]

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