Darkroom (Techniques and Styles)

Darkroom Sites:

Black and White Developing Chart Black and White Developing Chart: A 1997 chart that gives times and temperatures for various b&w developers and films. (Darkroom) http://www.srv.net/~vail/bwdev.htm Darkroom Pro Darkroom Pro: Features information on the processes, materials and goals of the photographer who needs to process their own materials for both quality control and archival stability. (Darkroom) http://www.darkroompro.com/ Black and White World Black and White World: Advanced techniques, beginners guide, forums, extensive FAQ's. (Darkroom) http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/index.html Ilfochrome Classic Ilfochrome Classic: One page of information about this color print material. From the LightRoom site. (Darkroom) http://www.lightroom.com/pages/info_97.html The Art of Handcoloring The Art of Handcoloring: Ana Brandt talks with us about the art form and shares valuable hints and tips for getting started. (Darkroom) http://www.handcolor.com/ Kodak: T-MAX Developers Kodak: T-MAX Developers: Technical manual for T-Max developers including times, temperatures, and recommended procedures for developing black and white films. (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j86/j86.shtml Dust and Spotting Dust and Spotting: Article on removing and avoiding dust and spots on prints. (Darkroom) http://www.cs.berkeley.edu/~qtluong/photography/lf/dust-spotting.html Zone System: Table of Contents Zone System: Table of Contents: Comprehensive tutorial on the Zone System. Multiple chapters and examples. (Darkroom) http://thunderstorm.cicada.com/pub/photo/zs/toc.html The Light Factory The Light Factory: Online exhibits, classes in photography, and several articles on alternative processes. (Darkroom) http://www.lightfactory.org Guide to Black and White Photography Guide to Black and White Photography: Contains information on darkroom chemistry, film developing, printing, alternative processes, and the Zone System. (Darkroom) http://ubmail.ubalt.edu/~dhaynes/photo/bwhite.htm Kodak Professional: Black and White Films Kodak Professional: Black and White Films: Technical manuals for all Kodak black and white films. (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/databanks/filmDatabankBW.jhtml Rockland Colloid Rockland Colloid: Information on the combination of new and old techniques to produce many new types of photographic prints. (Darkroom) http://www.rockaloid.com/ Welcome to my Darkroom Welcome to my Darkroom: Photos and information about how this darkroom was built. Doug Bardell. (Darkroom) http://www.cyberbeach.net/~dbardell/darkroom.html AgfaNet: Black and White Lab Course AgfaNet: Black and White Lab Course: Online training course on how to develop black and white films. Includes some advanced topics. (Darkroom) http://www.agfanet.com/en/cafe/photocourse/bwcourse/i.php3 Rec.Photo.Darkroom FAQ Rec.Photo.Darkroom FAQ: FAQ for this Usenet newsgroup. (Darkroom) http://www.cdegroot.com/photo/darkroom-faq.html Introduction to The Black and White Darkroom Introduction to The Black and White Darkroom: Jerry Sparrow's article covering the basics of black and white darkroom setup and photo printing. (Darkroom) http://www.photo.net/darkroom/black-and-white-intro Developing Tank Developing Tank: Instructions on how to build a durable developing tank from ABS plastic pipe. (Darkroom) http://www.heylloyd.com/technicl/devtank.htm BW development times tables BW development times tables: Characteristic values and development times tables of the various BW films. (Darkroom) http://space.virgilio.it/rblasina/ The Zone System The Zone System: History and technical description of the zone method of controlling image quality. Examples of work produced with the system, further reading and biography of the siteowner. (Darkroom) http://www.zone2tone.co.uk/ Do It Yourself Do It Yourself: Mason Resnick's article on the benefits of doing your own printing. From the Black and White World site. (Darkroom) http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/bwdarkrm1.html Kodak: Toning Black and White Materials Kodak: Toning Black and White Materials: Technical manual for toning black and white prints with Kodak toners. (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/g23/g23.jhtml Sun Spot Photography Sun Spot Photography: Offers comprehensive information on darkrooms, chemistry, developing, printing, and many other photography related topics. (Darkroom) http://www.sunspotphoto.com/ Kodak: Teaching Basic Darkroom Techniques Kodak: Teaching Basic Darkroom Techniques: Resource for students and teachers covering the step by step procedures for basic darkroom techniques. (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/darkroom/index.shtml Why Black and White? Why Black and White?: Wendy Folse's article on the advantages of black and white photography and its implications in the darkroom. (Darkroom) http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/photography/79428 Kodak Professional: Photographic Chemicals Kodak Professional: Photographic Chemicals: Contains detailed information on all Kodak photographic chemicals. Information for both color and black and white chemicals. (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/prodChemicals.jhtml Film and Developer Test Film and Developer Test: Side by side visual comparisons of black and white films developed in various developers. (Darkroom) http://www.inficad.com/~gstewart/filmtest.htm Ilford: Black and White Products Ilford: Black and White Products: Technical data sheets for each of Ilford's black and white film, paper, and chemistry products, in Adobe PDF format. (Darkroom) http://www.ilford.com/html/us_english/bw.html Potassium Ferricyanide: Fantastic or Frustrating? Potassium Ferricyanide: Fantastic or Frustrating?: Demystifying this processing additive. (Darkroom) http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/potass.html Teaching Basic Darkroom Techniques Teaching Basic Darkroom Techniques: Kodak site giving twelve lessons plans for teaching basic black and white darkroom procedures. (Darkroom) http://webs.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/darkroom/ The Bulk Loading FAQ The Bulk Loading FAQ: Step by step instructions on bulk reloading of films. (Darkroom) http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/genie/bulk.html KODAK Photochemical Information and FAQs KODAK Photochemical Information and FAQs: Information and FAQ's for Kodak's photo chemicals (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/chemicals/photoChems.jhtml Cicada: Darkroom Formulas, Labels and Signs Cicada: Darkroom Formulas, Labels and Signs: Includes printable formula sheets and labels for darkrooms. (Darkroom) http://www.cicada.com/pub/photo/signs/ Kodak Films Menu Kodak Films Menu: Index of links to all Kodak's film information pages. (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/cgi-bin/webProductTypes.pl?type=Films The Eclectic Photography Resource The Eclectic Photography Resource: Index to J.A. Ollinger's many articles about and for darkroom users. (Darkroom) http://www.speedlink.com/jao/photo/photo.htm Glossary of Common Printing Terms Glossary of Common Printing Terms: From the LightRoom site, explanations of common photographic terms. (Darkroom) http://www.lightroom.com/pages/glossary_97.html Handmade Photographic Images Handmade Photographic Images: This site contains methods and techniques, plus a gallery. Devoted to infrared, pinhole, and alternative process photography. (Darkroom) http://www2.ari.net/glsmyth/ Silverlight Photography Tutorials Silverlight Photography Tutorials: Photography darkroom tutorials and resources. (Darkroom) http://www.silverlight.co.uk/tutorials/index.html Photo Chemistry Formulas Photo Chemistry Formulas: Database of photographic chemistry formulas and raw chemicals used in photography. Most chemical entries include CAS numbers, structural formulas and links to external chemistry databases, as well as comments about their use for photographic purposes. (Darkroom) http://www.pofig.net/photodb Tim Kemp: Photographic Tim Kemp: Photographic: Advice and tips on developing photographs and picture taking. (Darkroom) http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~tkemp/ Chemistry of the Photographic Process Chemistry of the Photographic Process: Brief description of the processing steps to develop a color negative in a minilab. (Darkroom) http://www.sapiensman.com/photo/ KODAK Chemicals, Process E-6 KODAK Chemicals, Process E-6: Detailed technical manual for Kodak E6 processing aimed at professionals (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j83/j83.jhtml How Safe Is Your Safelight? How Safe Is Your Safelight?: Facts about safelights; a page of information from Kodak. (Darkroom) http://webs.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/products/techInfo/k4/k4Facts.shtml Darkroom by Chris Bitmead Darkroom by Chris Bitmead: Information on enlargers, printing, processing, and building a darkroom. (Darkroom) http://tech.com.au/photo/darkroom/index.html Technical Information Sheets Technical Information Sheets: Index to technical information sheets on chemicals, film, and papers from various manufacturers. Displayed in PDF format. (Darkroom) http://www.camerasbrookwood.com/techsheets.html Claudio Bonavolta's Photography Page Claudio Bonavolta's Photography Page: Information on photography equipment, darkroom techniques. Also contains travel photographs. (Darkroom) http://www.bonavolta.ch/hobby/en/photo/ Contrast Masking - The LightRoom Contrast Masking - The LightRoom: How to use contrast masking to capture as much of the dynamic range of the original scene as possible. (Darkroom) http://www.lightroom.com/pages/masking_97.html Kodak: Simplified Metric Conversion Tables Kodak: Simplified Metric Conversion Tables: Metric conversion tables. A must have for all darkrooms. Printable format for easy use. (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/cis106/cis106.shtml Black and White Darkroom Black and White Darkroom: Comprehensive information on darkroom setup, chemicals, equipment, techniques, tips, and safety considerations. (Darkroom) http://www3.telus.net/drkrm/ KODAK: Cross-Processing Color Negative Films in Process E-6: Tech Pub CIS-184 KODAK: Cross-Processing Color Negative Films in Process E-6: Tech Pub CIS-184: Resource and technical information on processing color negative films in E6 chemistry aimed at professionals (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/cis184/cis184.jhtml Darkroom Health and Safety Guidelines Darkroom Health and Safety Guidelines: Student handout for darkroom safety procedures in clean printable format. (Darkroom) http://ubmail.ubalt.edu/~dhaynes/photo/health.htm KODAK Chemicals: Processing Manuals Index KODAK Chemicals: Processing Manuals Index: Publications that describe how to use KODAK Chemicals in photofinishing labs, professional finishing labs, motion picture labs and minilabs, available in .pdf format. (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/Zmanuals/ Kodak: Preparing Smaller Batches of Processing Chemicals Kodak: Preparing Smaller Batches of Processing Chemicals: Technical manual by Kodak on mixing smaller amounts of chemicals. Good resource for home darkrooms. (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/cis49/cis49.jhtml Kaiser Enlargers Kaiser Enlargers: Bob Meier's review in PHOTO Techniques Magazine of Kaiser enlargers. (Darkroom) http://www.phototechmag.com/previous-articles/may00-meier/meier.htm Kodak Developer D-76: Tech Pub J-78 Kodak Developer D-76: Tech Pub J-78: Technical manual for Kodak D-76 black and white developer. Lists times, temperatures and procedures for using this time tested developer. (Darkroom) http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/techPubs/j78/j78.shtml A Biased Guide to Temperature Control A Biased Guide to Temperature Control: An article that compares different techniques for controlling water temperature in photographic darkrooms. (Darkroom) http://www.hassmfg.com/biased_guide.html Rodolfo Namias Group: Old Photographic Techniques Rodolfo Namias Group: Old Photographic Techniques: Details old printing processes that give results unobtainable on silver-bromide papers. Includes gallery showing technique examples, information about exhibitions, and available courses. (Darkroom) http://www.grupponamias.com/index_en.html DarkroomSource DarkroomSource: Features tutorials and information on building a darkroom, accessories, techniques, tools and tips. (Darkroom) http://www.darkroomsource.net/ Agfa APX 25 vs. Kodak Technical Pan Agfa APX 25 vs. Kodak Technical Pan: Comparison of two very fine grained black and white films. (Darkroom) http://www.kosara.net/photo/apx25vstp.html Lloyd Erlick: Technical Articles Lloyd Erlick: Technical Articles: A large collection of articles for darkroom techniques. (Darkroom) http://www.heylloyd.com/technicl/technicl.html#drying Darkroom Hazards Darkroom Hazards: SafetyLine article on chemical and ventilation hazards in darkrooms. (Darkroom) http://www.safetyline.wa.gov.au/PageBin/hazsgenl0002.htm