The Photographer's Master Printing Course

by Tim Rudman, Tim Rudman Fellow of the Royal Photographic Society of Great Britain and of the Royal Society of Art

The Photographer's Master Printing Course offers both the enthusiastic printer and the complete beginner the key to creating perfect prints that combine technical assurance with true self-expression. Ranging from the basics of equipping a darkroom to advanced skills such as lith printing, toning and multiple printing, this complete volume is on the recommended book list of the Royal Photographic Society's Visual Arts (Pictorial) Panel.

In addition to covering the essential preliminaries--from setting up a darkroom to assessing the quality of a negative--Tim Rudman explains a wide range of adventurous techniques, including multiple printing, toning and lith printing. He also covers print presentation and includes an invaluable reference section. The book discusses each stage of every process in detail and is illustrated throughout with drawings and over 300 photographs--step-by-step series, comparisons and highly original final prints.

Genres: Photography, Nonfiction, Art

Paperback

First published June 30, 1994

Reviews

[Chris Vidouras · Rating 5 out of 5]

As the art of film photography enjoys a recent surge in popularity, resources on the steps of the process beyond the capturing of an image are scarce. Most of the knowledge and the techniques on darkroom printing haven't made it to the "internet age". Books like this are the little islands of knowledge one can visit to learn and develop the skills required in the magical art of darkroom printing. A very thorough book with plenty of practical information on every part of the process, from the shooting and developing of the film, to printing images on paper, covering subjects from building a darkroom and the tools that are valuable in it, to chemicals, enlargers and their each tips and tricks. Very thorough book, I'll definitely be coming back to it often as I develop my skills on the process.

[Meghan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic book for fine tuning or trying new printing techniques in the darkroom! More geared towards experienced darkroom printers rather than complete beginners. I'm sure I'll refer back to this book over and over again in the future.

[Petalbooks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Recommended reading for the Advanced Black and White class I'm taking this fall semester.

[Jonathanstray Stray]

Long ago, I used to do analog photography...