Recommendation for analogue retouching book?

[skoobey]

Could someone recommend me a book that explains techniques of analogue retouching? Anything and everything on the topic really

[skoobey]

Re: Recommendation for analogue retouching book?

I know some people here worked in darkrooms, but noone wants to share?

[Doug Nelson]

Re: Recommendation for analogue retouching book?

Analog as in this?

[Tony W]

Re: Recommendation for analogue retouching book?

Probably have to scour the old antique book stores as I doubt that any have been reprinted for many years.
One that gives pretty much all the basics at least relating to neg and print retouching is available on the net. Although dated 1941 (well before my time!) the methods did not change much other than colour
http://archive.org/stream/artofretou...ge/n4/mode/1up

This link takes you to download in pdf or ebook format
http://archive.org/details/artofretouchinga000681mbp

Colour prints
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/profe...bs/e70/e70.pdf
Colour negs
http://www.kodak.com/global/en/profe...bs/e71/e71.pdf

With PS we have never had it so good

[skoobey]

Re: Recommendation for analogue retouching book?

God Bless you Tony.