What's the best book on expanding my printing skills?

Puma

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I'm an experienced printer but I would like to learn more and explore how others print to achieve different looks. What's the best book?

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Puma
 

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there is also the Larry Barlett book Black and white workshop.
 

Christopher Walrath

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Yeah, I'll be the one to throw it out there. Ansel Adams' "The Print". Indispensible.
 

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Tim Rudman - The Photographer's Master Printing Course
Black & White: Photographic Printing Workshop by Larry Bartlett and Jon Tarrant

These are the two which I regard highest when it comes to printing.
 

Nicholas Lindan

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"Lootens on Photographic Enlarging and Print Quality" for techniques they don't teach anymore. It was in print for so many years and so many editions that prices start at $0.01 on Amazon/Abe books.
 

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My recommendations:

"Way Beyond Monochrome Ed. 2" - Lambrecht & Woodhouse
"Creative Black and White Photography" - McLean
"The Elements of Black and White Printing" - Graves
"Black and White Photography Workshop" - Blakemore
"The Photographer's Master Printing Course" - Rudman
 

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Nicholas Lindan said:
"Lootens on Photographic Enlarging and Print Quality" for techniques they don't teach anymore. It was in print for so many years and so many editions that prices start at $0.01 on Amazon/Abe books.
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Picked one up for under $4 shipped from Amazon seller. thanks interested to see whats in it. All the others are pretty pricey
 

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These may be a bit dated on specific material recommendations; but the Lustrum Press "Darkroom" & "Darkroom 2" series provides insights from a collection of past masters.
More current, "The Art of PHotography" by Bruce Barnbaum is a must have.
 

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Darkroom Printing by Gene Nocon.


Steve.
 

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You mentioned achieving different looks. For general printing, all the recommendations are great (esp. the Larry Bartlett and Bruce Barnbaum books). If you really want different looks, you should get a copy of Tim Rudman's toning book. It is really quite amazing and back in print. It may be only available from Tim's website, though....I'm not sure.
 

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I would strongly suggest the previously mentioned books by Tim Rudman on printing and toning, excellent work, a must have in your collection.


Cheers
 

Jim Noel

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Lootens has been the go to source on enlarging for at least 60 years.
 

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Gentlemen, thank you.
Form your suggestions I picked up a couple of books I was not familiar with:
"Lootens on Photographic Enlarging and Print Quality" and "Darkroom Printing" by Gene Nocon.
Just a couple of dollars each from Alibris.

Steve
 

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I would skip Barnbaum as well. Too personal and opinionated. Works for him, but probably no-one else.
 
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