Ralph Lambrecht: From Germany and educated in the US, Ralph is a B&W fine art Photographer. His work has been displayed anywhere from private galleries to the London Salon of Photography. He has written for Camera & Darkroom, Black & White Photography, View Camera Magazine, Way Beyond Monochrome 1e, and he is an active community member of [...] (Analog Photography Users Group) [...] and Fotocommunity. From the UK, Chris has been a member of the Royal Photographic Society for over 25 years and he has invented and patented photographic equipment that sell worldwide. He specializes in landscape, infrared, portraiture, still life, and architecture-mostly in monochrome. Chris has spent a lot of time perfecting the use of digital and traditional technologies harmoniously and he has authored numerous articles on advanced printing techniques for Camera & Darkroom, Ag+ and Photo Techniques.

Part 1 The Basics

From Visualization to Print

Eye and Brain

Pictorial Maturity

Photographic Quality

Fundamental Print Control

Timing Print Exposures

Paper and Print Contrast

Basics of Photographic Printing

Archival Print Processing

Presentation is Everything

Mounting and Matting Prints

Print Spotting

Framing and Displaying Prints

What Size is the Edition?

Part 2 The Science

Tone Reproduction

Introduction to the Zone System

Introduction to Sensitometry

Tone Reproduction

Image Gradation

Image Capture

Imaging Paths

Sharpness and Depth of Field

Critical Focusing

Pinhole Photography

Basics of Digital Capture

Digital Capture Alternatives

Negative Control

Introduction to Exposure

Development and Film Processing

Advanced Development

Creating a Standard

Customizing Film Speed and Development

Influence of Exposure and Development

Exposure Latitude

Pre-Exposure

Applied Zone Systems

C41 Zone System

Quality Control

Unsharp Masking

Masking for Complete Control

Digital Negatives for Contact Printing

The Copy-Print Process

Advanced Print Control

Fine-Tuning Print Exposure & Contrast

Measuring Paper Contrast

Contrast Control with Color Enlargers

Exposure Compensation for Contrast Change

Basic Split-Grade Printing

Advanced Split-Grade Printing

Print Flashing

Paper Reciprocity Failure

Miscellaneous Material Characteristics

Factorial Development

Print Bleaching

Print Dry-Down

On Assignment

Above Malham Cove

Cedar Falls

Clapham Bridge

Corkscrews

Portrait Studio Lighting

Ingatestone Hall

Heybridge

Karen

Light-Painted Flowers

Metalica

Alternative Processes

MonoLog

Parnham Doorway

Large-Format Nudes

Rape Field

St. Mary's of Buttsbury

Stonehenge

Summer Storm

Toothpaste Factory

Part 3 Odds and Ends

Equipment and Facilities

Image-Taking Equipment

Darkroom Design

How Safe is Your Safelight?

Enlarger Light Sources

Sharpness in the Darkroom

Other Darkroom Equipment

Tool, Tips and Tricks

Identification System for Film Holders

Hhow to Build andUse the Zone Ruler

How to Build and Use a Zone Dial

Make Your Own Shutter Tester

Make Your Own Test Strip Printer

Make Your Own Burning Card

Exposure, Development and Printing Records

Making Prints from Paper Negatives

Appendix

Technical Fundamentals

Make Your Own Transfer Function

Basic Chemical Recipes

Tables and Templates

Glossary

Bibliography