Table of Contents

Pinhole
Negative
Digital Options
Calotype
Salted paper
Anthotype
Cyanotype
Cyanotype variations
Argyrotype
Van Dyke, Brown Print & Blue Van Dyke
Kallitype
Chrysotype
Platinum Palladium
Ziatype
Paper, History & Preparation
Gum Bichromate
Dichromate Options: Chromatype, 3D Gum, Dusting-On, Alternative Surfaces
Carbon
POP
Hand Applied Emulsions & Tin Type
Albumen
Wet Collodion & Dry Plate Emulsion
Mordancage
Appendices:
A- Chemistry
B- Conversion Tables
C- Light
D- UV Exposure Unit
E- The Plastic Camera
F- Your Working Space
G- Alternative Process Shopping List
H- Resources
I- Internet Artist Sites
J- Bibliography

About the Author

Christopher James is an internationally known artist and photographer whose photographs, paintings, and alternative process printmaking have been exhibited in galleries and museums in this country and abroad. His work has been published and shown extensively, including exhibitions in The Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The George Eastman House, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The first two editions of his book, The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes have received international critical acclaim and are universally recognized by artists, curators, historians, and educators as the definitive texts in the genre of alternative process photography and photographically integrated media and culture. Christopher, after 13 years at Harvard University, is presently University Professor and Director of the MFA in Photography program at The College of Art and Design - Lesley University. He is also a painter, graphic designer, and a professional scuba diver. His web site is www.christopherjames-studio.com

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Pinhole Negative Digital Options Calotype Salted paper Anthotype Cyanotype Cyanotype variations Argyrotype Van Dyke, Brown Print & Blue Van Dyke Kallitype Chrysotype Platinum Palladium Ziatype Paper, History & Preparation Gum Bichromate Dichromate Options: Chromatype, 3D Gum, Dusting-On, Alternative Surfaces Carbon POP Hand Applied Emulsions & Tin Type Albumen Wet Collodion & Dry Plate Emulsion Mordancage Appendices: A- Chemistry B- Conversion Tables C- Light D- UV Exposure Unit E- The Plastic Camera F- Your Working Space G- Alternative Process Shopping List H- Resources I- Internet Artist Sites J- Bibliography