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Books on miscellaneous processes
Solarplate / Photopolymer / Copper photogravure process - technical guides
Printmaking in the Sun
Dan Welden, Pauline Muir, Melvyn Petterson, Dan Weldon
Covering the solarprint, or the photopolymer process.
Highly recommended
Copper Plate Photogravure - Demystifying the Process
David Morrish and Marlene MacCallum
S tep-by-step basic printing procedures for a photogravure plate, complete with trouble shooting information.
The Complete Printmaker
John Ross, Jim Ross, Tim Ross
Step by step through the history and techniques of over forty-five print-making methods.
Recommended
Chrysotype process
The Chrysotype Manual - The Science and Practice of Photographic Printing in Gold
Mike Ware
Well researched encyclopedia.
Gold in Photography - The History and Art of Chrysotype
Mike Ware
Bromoils
The Art of Bromoil & Transfer
David W. Lewis
A book on the bromoil and transfers processes.
Wet plate collodion process
The Wet Collodion Plate. 16 Steps To Making The Plates
Will Dunniway
Instructions on how to make the plates.
Temperaprint process & experimental
Making Monotypes Using a Gelatin Plate
Nancy Marculewicz, Francis S. Merritt
Includes a section on temperaprints.
Creative Sunprinting
Peter Fredrick
A cookbook of various processes.
(Out of print)
Experimental Photography Workbook
Christina Z. Anderson
A no-frills, darkroom guide on a variety of experimental techniques.
A technical book recommended both for beginners and pros.
Basic Photography Techiques
The Negative (Ansel Adams Photography, Book 2)
Ansel Adams
devoted to a discussion of light, film and exposure.
Basic Techniques of Photography - Book 1
John P. Schaefer
Camera systems, lenses, films, film developing, printing, and color photography.
Basic Techniques of Photography - Book 2
John P. Schaefer
guide to Ansel Adams' brilliant Approach to creative photography.
Exploring Color Photography - From the Darkroom to the Digital Studio
Robert Hirsch
In-depth color theory and practical advice.
The Pocket Engineer
Carol Barton
How to make cyanotype pop-ups, step-by-step.
The Pocket Paper Engineer, volume 2
Carol Barton
How to make cyanotype pop-ups, step-by-step.
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