The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes

Providing an extraordinary and abundant visual resource, striking illustrations offer examples of rarely seen historical images and contemporary work from such professional artists as Sally Mann, Michael Kenna, Chuck Close, Anselm Keifer, Luis Gonzalez Palma, David Hockney, the author himself, and more.

Student artwork from all ability levels is featured throughout, providing readers with motivation and inspiration.

Clear instructions and detailed workflow processes make this an accessible, practical resource.

Appendices such as Chemistry, Conversion Tables, Light and Exposure, an Alternative Process Shopping List, Resources, and Bibliography provide a well-rounded introduction to the topic and opportunities for further exploration.

Online Instructor Resources feature Keynote/PowerPoint presentations, an image library, and table and sink set-ups so that instructors can spend less time preparing to teach and more time actually teaching.

James thoroughly examines history and techniques, including lensless cameras, calotype, salted paper, anthotype, cyanotype, argyrotype, chrysotype, POP, kallitype, ambrotype, wet collodion and gelatin dry plate emulsions, Van Dyke, platinum/palladium, Ziatype, carbon, gum bichromate, albumen, alternative paper, alternative emulsions & imaging systems, and digital negative workflows.

Completely revised and updated, the exciting new Third Edition has been significantly expanded and lavishly illustrated and now features over 700 images.

New chapters offer thorough coverage of such alternative processes as the Athenatype, Bayard's Direct Positive Process, the Whey Process, Pélegry's Paper Negative Process, fumed silica/alumina substrate applications, inkjet intaglio, and paper and alternative substrates.

Numerous chapters have been extensively expanded, including chapters on wet plate collodion, gum bichromate, platinum/palladium, albumen, and calotype among others.

The thoroughly reworked Digital Options chapter now delivers an even stronger emphasis on digital integration with alternative processes image making.

Myriad new images from artists from the first two editions as well as an abundance of new imagery from secondary students, post-secondary students, and educators accompany the many historical images--enabling instructors to "set the bar" for students to see what is possible and to illustrate what their peers are producing.