Formulae
Film Developing Times
Feature Articles:
Fundamentals of Temperaprint
by Peter Fredrick
This dichromate-based process allows printingin color with egg tempera.
Tri-Color Gum with Cyanotypeby Sam Wang Gorgeous color images and a complete how-to.
The Effects of Pyro Stain in Platinum Printing
by Bob Herbst
Demonstrates that a longer printable scale is obtainable with pyro negatives for both platinum and silver printing.
Mordançage by Christina Z. Anderson Arcane bleach-etch process.
Vandyke Notes
by Wynn WhiteOne of the simplest and most rewarding of the so-called alternative processes. A complete how-to article.
Print Solarization: The Sabatier Effect in Printing
by Ed Buffaloe
Latest theory on the Sabatier Effect, & practical details on how to solarize contemporary papers, developers to use, etc.
All Articles: (articles by Ed Buffaloe unless otherwise noted)
Historic/Alternative Processes:Alternative Process Quick Start (Joe Lipka)The Bromoil Acid BathCasein Bichromate (E. J. Theisen)Cyanotype and other Non-Silver Ferric ProcessesEnlarged Negatives Using APHS Ortho Film & Pyro Developer (Bob Herbst)Ferric Silver Formulae - Vandyke & Kallitype Fundamentals of Temperaprint (Peter Fredrick)Gum Over Platinum (Clay Harmon)An Interview with Robb Kendrick, Master TintypistLess is More - Negatives by ReversalMaking Kallitype Prints (Sandy King)Making P.O.P. (Liam Lawless)Mordançage (Christina Z. Anderson)The Mummies of Guanajuato: An Interview with Robb KendrickPhotopolymer Printing (Jim Read)Preliminary Notes on BromoilSalted Paper FormulaeTri-color Gum with Cyanotype (Sam Wang)Vandyke Notes (Wynn White)Uranium (Robert W. Schramm)The ULF-28 Contact Printing Exposure System (Sandy King)Ultraviolet Light Sources for Printing with the Alt. Processes (Sandy King)UV Light Box Construction
Film and Film Developers:Appreciating RodinalBasic Film Processing TechniqueA Densitometer for Reading Pyro Negatives (Bob Herbst)Development by InspectionDivided D-23 (Joseph Lipka)The Effects of Pyro Stain in Platinum Printing (Bob Herbst)Introduction to Pyro Staining Developers (Sandy King) LIRF is Lurking at Your F-Stop (Patrick Gainer) Mixing Developers - Photographic chemistry Monochrome Photographic Diapositives (Harvey Yurow)Mortensen Revisited - A Technical Evaluation Perfection XR-1 Formula?Preservation of Ascorbate Developers (Patrick Gainer) Pyrocat-HD, A Phenidone-Pyrocatechin DeveloperRotary Processing (John Hicks)Staining Developer Formulae - Pyrogallol and PyrocatechinThe Synergism Between Phenidone and Ascorbic Acid (Patrick Gainer) Testing Pyrocat-HD (Clay Harmon)The Waterhouse Effect - Equidensity Photographic Images (Harvey Yurow)Vitamin C Developers (Patrick Gainer)
Printing and Finishing:Amidol FormulaeArchival ProcessingAzo and Amidol (Bob Herbst)Azo - Chloride Contact Paper for Large FormatAzo - Tests (Dhananjay Nayakanakuppam) Bergger Paper and the Sabatier EffectCollecting and Developing Antique Photographic Paper (Harvey Yurow) A Conservator’s View of Dry Mounting (Barbara Lemmen)Double Toning PrintsDuotone Border Depletion SolarizationLatent Image BleachingLith Printing... An Introduction (Tim Rudman)Lith Printing Materials Update (Tim Rudman)Print Solarization - The Sabatier Effect in Printing Pyro Plus Paper Developer (Donald Miller)Solution Physical Development - An Experimenter’s Delight (Harvey Yurow)Split-Toning Part I: Background & Historical Antecedents (Jonathan Bailey)Split-Toning Part II: Processes & Procedures (Jonathan Bailey) Testing Gold Protective Solution (Liam Lawless)Tips & Tricks for Blue Toning (Liam Lawless)Tips on Printing
Miscellaneous:Coffee Can Pinhole CameraCost of DevelopersEmotion in Photographs - the Landscape Nude (Norm La Coe)Emotion in Photographs - the Landscape Nude, Part 2 (Norm La Coe)Estimating ExposureExposure Calculator for Pinhole ExposuresHardening Solutions for Film and PaperHow to Make a PinholeA Photo Tour of My Darkroom
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