In one handy reference, you’ll have articles on image control written by experts in the field and learn about Photoshop’s layer stacks, digital image capture done right, digital infrared: post-capture processing, a zone system for digital, creating beautiful skin tones, lighting for digital portraiture, eliminating harsh print tones with Photoshop and improving print tones through better curves layers. 44 pages, 2009

Contains informative, how-to articles about advanced scanning techniques, Photoshop masking methods, creating digital panoramas, understanding digital color, testing noise: digital vs. film, restoring old photos digitally…& more. 44 pages, 2005

This guide helps you take control of processing your images with articles on: burning and dodging in Photoshop, digital color corrections, polishing your digital prints, getting better skin tones, bringing low-contrast photos to life digitally, coloring monochrome images digitally, dealing with digital-image noise and image interpolation options. 44 pages, 2008

Includes chapters on color-negative/color-reversal processing, shooting, and developing B&W photographs. Answers questions about color and B&W film and print processing. 68 pages, 1987

Commercial photographer Bobbi Lane guides readers through a logical progression on using light to create mood and character. You’ll learn about: lighting patterns, umbrellas vs. boxes, bouncing light, shadow depth and fill, portrait lighting, filters and gels for color correction, and more. 44 pages 2007.

Experts guide the photographer step-by step, from darkroom setup to processing to the final print. Learn about the setups that work, essential equipment, and tested techniques. 72 pages, 1997

For nearly three decades, Vestal was a B&W darkroom instructor at the famed Pratt Institute in New York City. “Advanced B&W Printing” is a complete set of all 24 Vestal Pratt Institute handouts. Penned in his unique (and often humorous) writing style, the result is an informative and enjoyable “working manual” of B&W darkroom procedures and techniques. 56 pages, 2002

Provides articles by master photographer and printmaker Bruce Barnbaum, on darkroom techniques. It includes example images so that readers can see Barnbaum’s techniques in action. 44 pages, 2006