An inspirational bible for monochrome photography - this second edition almost doubles the content of its predecessor showing you the path from visualization to print

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Ralph Lambrecht: From Germany and educated in the US, Ralph is a B&W fine art Photographer. His work has been displayed anywhere from private galleries to the London Salon of Photography. He has written for Camera & Darkroom, Black & White Photography, View Camera Magazine, Way Beyond Monochrome 1e, and he is an active community member of apug.org (Analog Photography Users Group) photo.net and Fotocommunity. From the UK, Chris has been a member of the Royal Photographic Society for over 25 years and he has invented and patented photographic equipment that sell worldwide. He specializes in landscape, infrared, portraiture, still life, and architecture-mostly in monochrome. Chris has spent a lot of time perfecting the use of digital and traditional technologies harmoniously and he has authored numerous articles on advanced printing techniques for Camera & Darkroom, Ag+ and Photo Techniques.

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Part 1 The Basics; Chapter 1 From Visualization to Print; Eye and Brain; Pictorial Maturity; Photographic Quality; Chapter 2 Fundamental Print Control; Timing Print Exposures; Paper and Print Contrast; Basics of Photographic Printing; Archival Print Processing; Chapter 3 Presentation Is Everything; Mounting and Matting Prints; Print Spotting; Framing and Displaying Prints; What Size Is the Edition?; Part 2 The Science; Chapter 4 Tone Reproduction; Introduction to the Zone System; Introduction to Sensitometry; Tone Reproduction; Image Gradation; Chapter 5 Image Capture; Imaging Paths; Sharpness and Depth of Field; Critical Focusing; Pinhole Photography; Basics of Digital Capture; Digital Capture Alternatives; Chapter 6 Negative Control; Introduction to Exposure; Development and Film Processing; Advanced Development; Creating a Standard; Customizing Film Speed and Development; Influence of Exposure and Development; Exposure Latitude; Pre-Exposure; Applied Zone System; C41 Zone System; Quality Control; Unsharp Masking; Masking for Complete Control; Digital Negatives for Contact Printing; The Copy-Print Process; Chapter 7 Advanced Print Control; Fine-Tuning Print Exposure and Contrast; Measuring Paper Contrast; Contrast Control with Color Enlargers; Exposure Compensation for Contrast Change; Basic Split-Grade Printing; Advanced Split-Grade Printing; Print Flashing; Paper Reciprocity Failure; Miscellaneous Material Characteristics; Factorial Development; Print Bleaching; Print Dry-Down; Chapter 8 On Assignment; Above Malham Cove; Cedar Falls; Clapham Bridge; Corkscrews; Portrait Studio Lighting; Ingatestone Hall; Heybridge; Karen; Light-Painted Flowers; Metalica; Alternative Processes; MonoLog; Parnham Doorway; Large-Format Nudes; Rape Field; St. Mary's of Buttsbury; Stonehenge; Summer Storm; Toothpaste Factory; Part 3 Odds and Ends; Chapter 9 Equipment and Facilities; Image-Taking Equipment; Darkroom Design; How Safe Is Your Safelight?; Enlarger Light Sources; Sharpness in the Darkroom; Other Darkroom Equipment; Chapter 10 Tools, Tips and Tricks; Identification System for Film Holders; How to Build and Use the Zone Ruler; How to Build and Use a Zone Dial; Make Your Own Shutter Tester; Make Your Own Test Strip Printer; Make Your Own Burning Card; Exposure, Development and Printing Records; Making Prints from Paper Negatives;