Watson Guptill Historic Photographic Processes

In this era of digital imaging there is a curious demand for original photographic processes used more than a century ago. In this new book, the author reveals the secrets of eight enduring antique processes, providing hard-to-find instructions and detailed supply lists for creating salted paper, albumen, cyanotype, kallitype, platinum/palladium, carbon/carbro, gum bichromate and bromoil prints. He explains each intricate step from selecting the appropriate paper and sensitizing it to exposing, developing and toning the final print, giving a short explanation of how each process was originally used and its significance in the evolution of photography. A treasure trove of dazzling images and straightforward information that will guide and inspire all alternative process practitioners.