by Sandy King
THE BOOK HAS BEEN REPLACED by this one:
Carbon Transfer Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual, Featuring Contemporary Carbon Printers and Their Creative Practice
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Reviews the extensive history of carbon transfer and related pigment processes.
Customer rating:
Rated 9,13 – based on 46 votes
Description:
A working guide to making carbon and carbro prints, including detailed instructions on making carbon tissue and final support papers. Carbon is in the opinion of many the most beautiful of all photographic print-making processes and the author of this manual is one of the leading authorities on carbon printing in the world.
Highly recommended.
- Spiral bound
- 125 pages
Feedback on “The Book of Carbon and Carbro”:
“Sandy King is the guru of the subject matter.”
“The book was delivered quickly and appears to be very substantive.”
“Everything went very smooth, the book was sent directly by Sandy King, its contents are excellent.”
“I’m only 15 pages into and already I can see where I can make huge improvements to my Carbon prints.”
“A great resource and I can’t wait to find the time to try out the process.”
“I was pleased with both the book, the shipping, and the price.”
“I have received “The Book of Carbon and Carbro” in good order and I am pleased with the book. Doing business with Alternative Photography was a pleasure and I look forward to future dealings.”
“The book provided excellent information.”
“Its very good indeed. It was purchased through a system that worked well and it has arrived here in southern Australia only a few weeks after purchase.”
“It is a very useful book. All you need to know for making Carbon prints.”
“The notes are quite straightforward and usable. Extensive notes on film originating in inkjet printers would be very useful.”
“Prior to reading this book I had absolutely no knowledge of carbon printing. This has been a wonderful resource.”
“Sandy is a first rate guy and I know him through many online photography forums and is very approachable if I have any questions.”
“Sandy is an international treasure. His contribution to the photographic arts will be long remembered.”
“Excellant historic info – and very well referenced (a problem with many alt books) Simple and easy to follow. Well done Sandy!”
“What a great looking body of work he has put together. Thanks for your help and pass on my compliments to Sandy!”
“Nice balance of historical info and “how to.” The “how to” part is excellent, and I thank you for many details that are not in other contemporary sources.”
“I slurped down the entirety of Sandy King’s Book of Carbon and Carbro in just a few days after having received it. It was very clearly written; a positively easy read. I eagerly await later passes through the book as I get myself setup for carbon printing.”
“Very informative book. Sandy King lays the process out so that it is very easily understood.”
Please post when this is available again.
Thank you.
Will this be reprinted in the near future?
Thanks,
John
Please post a notice here when you get the re-print done. Though I’m in Puerto Rico, it is part of the US and I have a USPS PO Box so no problem. PLEASE! I really need to get a copy of your book. Roberto
Why only ship to the US?
I really would like to see a preview of the contents if it´s possible. Much thanks!
A great reference book on carbon printing, the experience of the author surely made my learning curve much faster.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
This is a big book,very well explained and very well documented.
Thanks for your help.
I love this book and have read it many times. I highly recomend this work for enyone interested in CArbon printing.
Very helpfull, it helped me forward a lot. Without it I was still strugling. Thanks for the help.