Barnes and Noble, here I come. Hope I can pick your brain a bit too Paul. After 25+ years I might be a tad rusty. ;-( Not to mention no clue as to what chemistry/paper is available now.
Don > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 4:09 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: I enjoy film > > > >> Shel wrote: > > >> My first suggestion would be to get two books by Ansel Adams: The > >> Negative > >> and The Print. Those books are a great starting place, even if you > >> don't > >> like Adams' work or accept some of his theories. > > I couldn't agree more. When I returned to darkroom work after a twenty > year hiatus, I read those books cover to cover, then reread them. Like > Shel said, even if you don't subscribe to all of the zone system > particulars, you will understand the exposure/darkroom equation if you > fully comprehend Adams' writings. And you'll find that you incorporate > elements of his thinking in your work. You'll find yourself analyzing > shadow and highlight areas of a scene with a new understanding of how > they will transfer to film. In the darkroom, you'll develop a strategy > for dodging and burning a print that might never have occurred to you > had you not been exposed to the Adams methodology. > Paul >
