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A no-frills, darkroom guidebook on a variety of experimental
techniques. Compiled over the years by Anderson from classes
taken and taught, it is filled with helpful hints. She covers cliche-verre,
reticulation, cross-processing and the Mortensen metalchrome process.
The book is spiral-bound to lay flat in those cramped darkrooms.
Fourth Edition
Bozeman, 2005
206 pp
8"x11"
The author says:
The strength of this workbook lies in the thousands (literally) of
hours of research and compilation to bring together, in one place,
information on all kinds of photographic experimentation.
Each process covered is explained briefly yet fully enough.
This encourages more immediate exploration into experimentation.
I like to term the workbook the "Cliff Notes" of experimental photography.
Non-silver processes and digital photography are not covered
in this workbook, although they may be touched upon occasionally.
What this workbook encourages is exploration into ways a
photographer can "mess with" straight photography - ways
a photographer can have fun in the darkroom.
The workbook is designed to include enough processes to be
accomplished in a typical semester of work at a university,
if each week the student is given a menu of choices.
The workbook is also perfect for workshop format where
a number of the processes can be chosen.
A word about experimentation: it is of utmost importance to enjoy
the process and not seek an end product of perfection. Desiring perfection
at the start is a killer for creativity! Going with the flow
of process, with no specific outcome in mind, allows for creative
energy to grow, and new discoveries to be made. When you
think of it, how many experimental processes were born from "mistakes"?
Let go of perfection and have fun playing.
One last word of advice: be open minded enough to try all
the processes. If you hit a brick wall with one process
and you feel frustrated, put it aside for the time being and try
something else. Don't abandon it permanently, telling others "it
doesn't work". It may not have worked for you at that particular
time, but at a later date, having tried it and filed the process
experientially in the back of your mind, you might have your "Eureka!"
moment where the process falls into place. Ultimately there will
be several processes that will appeal to you more than others. Take
them and run with them. The entire workbook is designed to provide
you with tools you can use to better express the content and creativity
you have inside. Happy creating!
About Christina
Christina was born into an eclectic family in Baltimore, Maryland,
with a scientist father and an artist mother. She had the fortune
of being the youngest of seven girls and one boy. Such a large family
spurred her interest in people. Such a large number of women influenced
her interest in female culture. With excellent schooling as well
as early encouragement in the arts, creativity was a way of life
in her family.
Christina's first degree was in French from the University of Minnesota,
where she also took art classes. She discovered photography in 1996
when pursuing her painting degree.
Graduating with a degree in painting and photography then, she taught
at Montana State University in Bozeman for 3 years, before attending
Clemson University in South Carolina, from which she received her
MFA in May 2005.
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