Primitive photography: a guide to making cameras, lenses, and calotypes by Alan Greene is a new book that is now available for loan in the Learning Centre.
"Primitive Photography explores the hand-made photographic process in its entirety, showing the reader how to make film-holders, box cameras, lenses, paper negatives, and salt prints, using inexpensive tools and materials found in most harware and art supply stores. Step-by-step procedures are presented alongside theoretical explanations and historical background. Reliable calotype procedures from the 1840s-50s are demonstrated, featuring streamlined paper negative processes and convenient salt-printing methods by development.
"Primitive Photography combines the simplicity of pinhole photography, the handmade quality of alternative process, and the precision of large-format. For those seeking alternatives to commercially prepared material, as well as to digital photography, Primitive Photography provides the ability to create this entire photographic process from the ground up. Each chapter can be read separately, in order to focus upon a particular area of interest, such as building a camera, constructing lenses, making paper negatives, or salt printing." -- back cover
- Offers step-by-step directions for building cameras, lenses, and film-holders
- Supplies detailed instructions for the calotype paper negative and salted paper processes
- Cites original 19th century authorities and provides sources of supplies and safety tips
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