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The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes (Paperback)

by Christopher James (Author)
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  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Delmar Learning (21 Jul 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0766820777
  • ISBN-13: 978-0766820777
  • Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.6 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 785,408 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Including his own work among that of featured photographic artists, James (Art Institute of Boston) explores contemporary and traditional innovative alternative and non-silver processes in a conversational, opinionated manner. He overviews historical development and options for the pinhole camera, the negative, digital art forms, plastic cameras, a

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Book, 14 May 2004
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Christopher James has written the most reader friendly, technically demystifying, and visually rich books that I have seen in a very long time. The "Little History" sections that begin nearly every chapter are fun to read and full of the connections, anecdotes, and colorful characters, that has made the photographic arts so compelling to historians and artists.

Technically, the book is clear and informative (winner of the Golden Light Technical Book of the Year in 2001) and goes to great lengths to be sure the reader will have little difficulty comprehending and working with the myriad processes covered.

Besides James's very accessible writing style, which reads like conversation between friends, the collection of illustrated work is truly outstanding. It is significant that of the over 300 illustrations, a good percentage were made by James's students and those of other artists, and teachers, represented in the book. It is important to note that the production values in this full color book are outstanding.

James has collected a rich contemporary survey of alternative process work, likely the most comprehensive in print, and this alone makes his book a terrific resource for students of any age. For teachers, it clearly "sets-the-bar" with a buffet of visual possibilities. I viewed an exhibition of the work in the book last fall, at The Art Institute of Boston, and can assure you that the quality of reproduction is first rate.

All in all, this is a wonderful book to read, work with in the studio, and to enjoy purely for the images. If you've ever had an interest in alternative process photography, this is The Book to have.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Could have been clearer, 24 Jun 2006
By Nick Canham (Cardiff, Wales) - See all my reviews
This book is quite exhaustive in its coverage of the subject matter, including even quirky material on the use of fruit to create photographic images.
However, it is a book which suffers from a lack of effective editing. The overall structure is unclear: why include a chapter on plastic cameras in a book on processes? why cover paper-sizing in the middle not the start? why deal with the processes in the particular order chosen? Furthermore, the structure of each chapter is quite inconsistent. These defects make the processes difficult to follow.
I came to this expecting clearly staged explanations of how to use negatives and how to assemble a basic set of equipment. Instead, negatives are poorly described, and the use of a contact frame is not really fully explained anywhere. It's possible to work out what's required by cross-referencing, but given that acquiring, making, and using this equipment is essential to most of the processes, more clarity would have been helpful in this area.
The author's style is chatty and expansive. I can see how this might appeal to some readers. Personally, I feel this adds to the overall lack of focus of the book. Similarly, many of the illustrations are strictly unnecessary, and line-drawings illustrating the processes themselves would have been more useful.
A minor point is that this very long book is printed on relatively low quality paper.
To conclude, the author clearly knows his area, and there's much here that is good. It's not the sort of book someone would buy unless they have some idea of what they're letting themselves in for. Nevertheless, had more overall structure been applied and the chatty tone curtailed, a more systematic book would have been the result. Given that this is a specialist antiquarian area of photography to which newcomers like me will be increasingly scarce, it's a shame that such a volume does not welcome us in with a more user-friendly style.
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7 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Original working overview of many old processes, 22 Oct 2001
This is finally a book that tries to cover many technical aspects of alt photo while putting a lot of artists on the stand.
Well written and beautifully illustrated. Clearly came from the mind of what must be an outstanding teacher of the subject, neither putting too much emphasis on the technique, nor on the 'arty' side.
Congratulations to the chef!
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