Directory of Darkroom Resources

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This category is for informational sites on all aspects of using a photographic darkroom. Included are sites on how to build, use, manage and equip a home darkroom as well as information on all the various color and black and white processes that can be employed at home.

Resources in This Category

• Black and White World

  http://www.photogs.com/bwworld
  Advanced techniques, beginners guide, forums, FAQs.

• Claudio Bonavolta's Photography Page

  http://www.bonavolta.ch/hobby/en/photo/
  Information on photography equipment, darkroom techniques. Also contains travel photographs.

• Developing Tank

  http://www.heylloyd.com/technicl/devtank.htm
  Instructions on how to build a durable developing tank from ABS plastic pipe.

• Do It Yourself

  http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/bwdarkrm1.html
  Mason Resnick's article on the benefits of doing your own printing. From the Black and White World site.

• Dust and Spotting

  http://www.largeformatphotography.info/dust-spotting.html
  Article on removing and avoiding dust and spots on prints.

• Introduction to The Black and White Darkroom

  http://www.photo.net/darkroom/black-and-white-intro
  Jerry Sparrow's article covering the basics of black and white darkroom setup and photo printing.

• KODAK Photochemical Information and FAQs

  http://www.kodak.com/global/en/service/chemicals/photoChems.jhtml
  Information and FAQs for Kodak's photo chemicals

• Kodak Professional: Black and White Films

  http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/support/databanks/filmDatabankBW.jhtml
  Technical manuals for all Kodak black and white films.

• Kodak Professional: Photographic Chemicals

  http://www.kodak.com/global/en/professional/products/prodChemicals.jhtml
  Contains detailed information on all Kodak photographic chemicals. Information for both color and black and white chemicals.

• Lloyd Erlick: Technical Articles

  http://www.heylloyd.com/technicl/technicl.html#drying
  A large collection of articles for darkroom techniques.

• Masking Kits

  http://www.maskingkits.com/
  Pin-registration holders and carriers, resource on contrast masking techniques and other fine art darkroom procedures.

• Potassium Ferricyanide: Fantastic or Frustrating?

  http://www.photogs.com/bwworld/potass.html
  Demystifying this processing additive.

• Rockland Colloid

  http://www.rockaloid.com/
  Information on the combination of new and old techniques to produce many new types of photographic prints.

• Rodolfo Namias Group: Old Photographic Techniques

  http://www.grupponamias.com/index_en.html
  Details old printing processes that give results unobtainable on silver-bromide papers. Includes gallery showing technique examples, information about exhibitions, and available courses.

• Silverlight Photography Tutorials

  http://www.silverlight.co.uk/tutorials/index.html
  Photography darkroom tutorials and resources.

• The Light Factory

  http://www.lightfactory.org/
  Online exhibits, classes in photography, and several articles on alternative processes.

• The Zone System

  http://www.zone2tone.co.uk/
  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.

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