Photographic artists & students of alternative process photography will welcome this new edition of Christopher James The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes. This significantly expanded edition is a full-color lavishly illustrated comprehensive resource that explores every aspect of alternative process image making. With his highly conversational writing style James explores the techniques processes idiosyncrasies history & cultural connections that are such a significant part of the genre. Best of all Christopher makes it extremely accessible providing clear instructions & practical workflow advice. The book delves into a vast menu of alternative & traditional options among them: calotype salted paper cyanotype argyrotype chrysotype POP kallitype ambrotype/wet collodion Van Dyke platinum/palladium Ziatype gelatin dry plate emulsions carbon gum bichromate albumen h&-applied emulsions paper alternative imaging systems & digital negative production for alternative process image making. This book has become the unanimous standard reference text for alternative process photography one that students love to read & work from. Not only does this definitive work make the most complex ideas easy to understand it is conversational comfortable inspirational & fun to read- a tremendous resource & a treasure trove of alternative process images. If I could only have one photography book this would be it." -Timothy Whelan Photographic Books."