Specialist book titles

Alternative Photography: Art and Artists, Edition I
a book of inspiration showing the work of 115 artists currently working in alt. proc.
Strongly recommended for inspiration
Read more about the softback or the hardback

Rated 9,96 - based on 46 votes

Blueprint to cyanotypes - Exploring a historical alternative photographic process
by Malin and Gary Fabbri
Clearly illustrated step-by-step guide to cyanotypes.
Recommended for beginners

Rated 9,92 - based on 27 votes

Alternative Processes Condensed
A Manual of Gum Dichromate and Other Contact Printing Processes
Christina Anderson
Packed full of information

Rated 9,55 - based on 51 votes

Experimental Photography Workbook
by Christina Anderson
A technical book recommended both for beginners and pros

Rated 9,27 - based on 30 votes

A Non Silver Manual
Cyanotype, Vandyke brown, palladium & gum bichromate with instructions for making light-resists including pinhole photography
by Sarah Van Keuren
Full of ideas for workshops

Rated 10 - based on 10 votes

The Book of Carbon and Carbro
by Sandy King
Highly recommended

Rated 9,45 - based on 20 votes

Cyanotypes on Fabric
A blueprint on how to produce... blueprints!
Ruth Brown
Strongly recommended for fabric artists

Rated 9,5 - based on 8 votes

Exploring Simple Lenses
John Evans
An in-depth practical guide to creative image-making
Excellent value for money

Rated 9,15 - based on 34 votes

The Chrysotype Manual
The Science and Practice of Photographic Printing in Gold
Mike Ware
Well researched encyclopedia.

Rated 10 - based on 3 votes

Gold in Photography
The History and Art of Chrysotype
Mike Ware

Rated 9,75 - based on 4 votes

The world of lith printing
The best of traditional darkroom and digital lith printing techniques.
Tim Rudman
Instructions and portfolios.

Rated 9 - based on 4 votes

How-To Make Three corrugated 8x10 Pinhole Cameras: Wide-angle, Normal, Telephoto
Anita Chernewski

Rated 8,07 - based on 15 votes

The Art of Bromoil & Transfer
David W. Lewis
A book on the bromoil and transfers processes.

Rated 9,2 - based on 5 votes

The Pocket Paper Engineer
Carol Barton
How to make cyanotype pop-ups, step-by-step.

Rated 8,3 - based on 3 votes

Alternative Photography Processes
Mark L. Eshbaugh
A workers guide.

Rated 6 - based on 2 votes

The Everyday Garden
by Francis Baker

Rated 10,0 - based on 1 vote

The Intertidal World:
A collection of Jan's work in pinhole and platinum/palladiums.

Rated 9 - based on 6 votes

Timescapes Japan, A Pinhole Journey:
A Book of Edward Levinson's Pinhole Photographs.

The Story Behind The Images
by Scott Wittenburg

Rated 9,5 - based on 2 votes

Ontmoetingen
by Jacques Verschuren

Rated 10 - based on 4 votes

Milestone
A collection of personal work
by Jacques Verschuren

Rated 10 - based on 1 vote