Product Description

The Photographer's Master Printing Course offers the enthusiastic printer and the complete beginner alike the key to creating perfect prints that combine technical assurance with true self-expression. Ranging from the basics of equipping a darkroom to advanced skills such as lith printing, tonong and multiple printing, this complete volume is on the recommended book list of the Royal Photographic Society's Visual Arts Panel.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #980925 in Books
• Published on: 1994-12-29
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 160 pages

Review
Tim Rudman's descriptions...should allow anyone with at least a basic knowledge of printing to improve their quality quickly. (The Photographic Journal)

From the Publisher
Mr. Rudman explains how subjective decisions play a major role in the art of printing. The book discusses each stage of every process in detail ans also includes an invaluable reference section.

About the Author
Dr, Tim Rudman writes and lectures on photography and is in demand for his practical workshops in England and abroad. His work is published and exhibited around the world. International Salon acceptances in more than 25 countries have gained him some 50 awards, including numerous gold medals.

Customer Reviews

Excellent! Very Comprehensive and easy to understand
I am an amature photographer who wanted to get into printing my photos. This book was the foundation of my learning. It was very comprehensive and easy to understand. I found that it was technical enough to make you understand the principles, yet pragmatic enough to use immediatly. Mr. Rudman has done a great service to the photographic community.

Raymond's rating
For the novice, this book could be a little bit too much advanced. For the seasonal (but serious) dark room user, plentiful advices are available, yet the author seems to be in a hurry to go to some points that do not add up in creativity. Well written, I would quote that book as a seasonal reference. The technical side is usefull.
I would believe that the author has a very good knowledge for handling toning procedures. Yet, it's useless to try to give a better rendition by toning an inappropriately printed image.Should it be rewritten, the goal should be to give more details on toning, and suggests that it is for advanced photo printers.

Example or really good book on advance printing
I am quite new to Black and White printing (that is I do my own printing but I am not professional). I am amazed by the wealth of information given in this book on toning, bleaching, multiple printing and so on. Furthermore you could really see what author mean by showing photographs before and after using some bleaching toning or other technics. And photographs by itself don't feel to be unnatural, in a sense, that most of them show some grain in much or less degree depending on used techinics. Of course, some photographers who like gradual soft sort of photography may not like Rudman's harsh contrasty style of depicting nature, but who cares, it's his artistic expression. He could really explain how he got one or another effect. By the way, if at the end you don't like this book you may leave it for the simple fact of its attractiveness. It could serve you as nice coffee table book, quality is superb. Excellent book.