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Article: Historic Photographic Processes: A Guide to Creating Handmade Photographic Images.(Review)
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- PSA Journal
- Article date:
- June 1, 1999
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Historic Photographic Processes: A Guide to Creating Handmade Photographic Images by Richard Farber Allworth Press, 1998. ISBN 1-880559-93-5. Soft cover, $29.95.
This is a definitive work on "alternative photography"--alternatives to factory-made materials and computer technology. While most of these techniques were created in the 19th and early 20th centuries, improved methods and materials have made it more practical to do the work today, and the handcrafted images are usually more permanent than conventional prints or computerized printing.
Farber is comprehensive in his treatment not only in explaining each process, but in detailing each step along ...