What's the best book on expanding my printing skills?

[Puma]

I'm an experienced printer but I would like to learn more and explore how others print to achieve different looks. What's the best book?

Thanks,

Puma

[polyglot]

For B&W, I recommend Way Beyond Monochrome, 2nd ed.

[ann]

there is also the Larry Barlett book Black and white workshop.

[Christopher Walrath]

Yeah, I'll be the one to throw it out there. Ansel Adams' "The Print". Indispensible.

[ath]

Tim Rudman - The Photographer's Master Printing Course
Black & White: Photographic Printing Workshop by Larry Bartlett and Jon Tarrant

These are the two which I regard highest when it comes to printing.

[Nicholas Lindan]

"Lootens on Photographic Enlarging and Print Quality" for techniques they don't teach anymore. It was in print for so many years and so many editions that prices start at $0.01 on Amazon/Abe books.

[brian steinberger]

My recommendations:

"Way Beyond Monochrome Ed. 2" - Lambrecht & Woodhouse
"Creative Black and White Photography" - McLean
"The Elements of Black and White Printing" - Graves
"Black and White Photography Workshop" - Blakemore
"The Photographer's Master Printing Course" - Rudman

[luxikon]

Barry Thornton, The Edge of Darkness

[Newt_on_Swings]

"Lootens on Photographic Enlarging and Print Quality" for techniques they don't teach anymore. It was in print for so many years and so many editions that prices start at $0.01 on Amazon/Abe books.

Picked one up for under $4 shipped from Amazon seller. thanks interested to see whats in it. All the others are pretty pricey

[doughowk]

These may be a bit dated on specific material recommendations; but the Lustrum Press "Darkroom" & "Darkroom 2" series provides insights from a collection of past masters.
More current, "The Art of PHotography" by Bruce Barnbaum is a must have.