Michael Maunder provides a comprehensive historical overview of all the photographic printing-out processes, including... More > recipes for coating papers and processing. Chris Dickie investigates currently available PoP papers and the production of digital contact negatives for print making. < Less

Tim Daly demonstrates how to achieve the aesthetic qualities of split tone printing using Photoshop. First published in Ag magazine.

Eddie Ephraums enters the digital darkroom and shows how to reproduce traditional black & white printing techniques in... More > Photoshop. First published in Ag magazine. < Less

Tim Daly explains the many factors affecting digital image quality and how best to optimise the quality of your own... More > photographs. The advantages of using RAW file format are explained in depth and RAW image processing dealt with step-by-step. Originally published in two parts in Ag magazine. < Less

Tim Daly demonstrates how to recreate the earliest colour photographic process using Photoshop. First published in Ag magazine.

Chris Dickie explains the colour management issues facing digital photographers, and the solutions available to ensure... More > accurate colour inket printing output. Topics include monitor calibration and profiling scanners, printers, ink and paper. First published in Ag magazine. < Less

Master printer Keith Taylor explains how to create digital contact negative colour separations for making full-colour gum bichromate prints.

An African country on the brink of independence. Internal forces are determined to seize political control. A doctor is... More > dedicated to eradicating the curse of sleeping sickness. Each is involved in the destiny of an emerging nation. And despite the violence, lust and greed, who will claim the victor's prize < Less

In this updated and expanded book (2010) Chris Dickie guides the reader through the stages and decision-making processes... More > involved in the making of a photobook, step-by-step from image selection to selling it. The way digital technology has revolutionised publishing is explained in depth: the costs and merits of the various print production options are compared and contrasted, and advice is offered on which route to take according to the nature of your project. All options are explored and explained, from using Lulu.com to traditional litho printing. How to Make & Publish a Photobook gathers together all manner of hard-to-find information that, until recently, was the sole preserve of the publishing professional, and offers this insider information to today’s self-publisher. Chris Dickie publishes the fine art photo journal Ag and the print edition of this book is available at his website http://www.picture-box.com where you will also find a full description of the contents. The printed edition costs £20. < Less

Ag magazine is a quarterly fine art photo journal, probably the world’s best, now available as a digital download.
Issue... More > 51 includes a wonderful portfolio from Joakim Eskildsen’s six-year project The Roma Journeys, and Once Upon A Time In Wales, from Robert Haines. Bill Jay remembers the early years at Creative Camera and David Lee writes on the landscape work of John Davies. Tim Daly creates digital contact negatives and binds the prints into handmade books, and we have a major feature on techniques for high dynamic range imaging. And much, much more.
The digital edition is supplied in single page format, but readers may prefer to view it in double-page spread mode to enjoy it as in the printed original. More information about Ag at www.picture-box.com. < Less