Stephen G. Anchell Books

This manual offers a comprehensive guide to photographic film development techniques, focusing on film characteristics and the specific developers needed for optimal image control. It delves into the complexities of T-grain film development and provides unique insights into film development and the nature of developers. Aimed at photographers of all skill levels, it enhances understanding of photographic chemistry pertinent to black and white film development and serves as a valuable reference. This companion to another well-known resource introduces various developer formulas for achieving diverse pictorial effects and instructs on mixing and utilizing photographic solutions, even creating new ones. Many formulas and archival fixing solutions presented here are previously unpublished, and the authors challenge established film development norms, addressing common myths and advocating for a personal aesthetic over strict scientific evaluation. Key topics include films, developer ingredients, types of developers, formulas, speed enhancement, mixing and storing solutions, stop baths, fixers, washing, safety, and suppliers, along with recommended development times for numerous films and developers.

The Variable Contrast Printing Manual is the only comprehensive resource for photographers printing with variable contrast papers. Anchell provides a wealth of techniques and information to enable photographers to achieve the best possible results, and express their unique personal vision. As in his best-selling The Darkroom Cookbook (Focal Press), Anchell has provided the reader with an easy-to-follow approach to a medium that now dominates black-and-white printing.Stephen G. Anchell has been a freelance and commercial photographer, writer, and instructor for over 25 years. His fine-art black-and-white photography has been internationally exhibited and collected. He teaches workshops and seminars privately, at universities, and for companies such as Agfa, Cachet Fine Art Paper Company, and Sinar-Bron. His writing on photography has appeared in View Camera, Shutterbug, PIC (Great Britain), and PhotoPro magazines. He was a contributing editor to the former Camera and Darkroom magazine, and is a current contributing editor to PhotoWork and Outdoor Photographer magazines.