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The article features Henry Ng, a Photographic Society of America (PSA) artist and his works. The article specifically focuses on Ng's pictures of China as well as information revealing the photographic and digital darkroom techniques he used to produce these magnificent images. In the past four years, Ng had more than 1,500 international exhibition acceptances and received more than 350 Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals or trophies and other special awards. The pictures are taken digitally with Canon® 5D and Canon 20D digital cameras. INSETS: TECHNIQUE;ARTIST'S STATEMENT.

The article describes the process in creating surreal scenes in photography. Surrealistic Scenes are just that they are surreal, possessing a dreamlike quality and they can be produced in Photoshop® from a photograph. Such scenes do not occur in the natural world. Colors are enhanced and the details are blurred as if looking at a scene through a fog.

In this article, the author shares his digital methods that allow him to use litho and line photographic techniques. According to the author, litho images normally have only pure black and white in the final print. He advises to use the PhotoShop® Threshold filter to convert the image to litho. The author describes the second technique by defining tone-line which is used for line art produced from a continuous tone original.

The article discusses ways on how to enhance a digital monochrome image before printing. The first step in correction is to open the levels palette and drag the black and white sliders to align with the darkest and lightest pixels in the image. Assess the image and work out a printing plan. Which parts need to be darkened and which parts lightened.

Presents several illustrations on making pixel composites in the computer darkroom. Creation of slides from previous slides; Pencil sketch representation of the desired final image; Use of imaging software packages; Use of several tools to blend images.

Presents an article about solarization or the Sabattier effect, a darkroom process of gross overexposure of film in photography. Factors that need to be considered in solarization; Details of how solarization is done. INSET: The Right Negative.

The article features freelance outdoor photographer Colleen Miniuk-Sperry with her "Visualization: Picturing the Unique Possibilities" program for the Photographic Society of America's annual conference in California on September 16 to 22, 2012. An overview of her program is provided highlighting how she incorporates visualization into the photographic process. A profile of Miniuk-Sperry is presented with emphasis on her accomplishments as award-winning internationally published communicator.

The article presents information on orotoning or gold toning in photography. This was a darkroom process of depositing a layer of gold into the negative or positive image in order to establish a brilliant metallic layer to the image. Edward Curtis, a photographer based in Seattle, Washington, first used this technique and was able to produced hundreds of orotone photographs of Native Americans during his career. Writer and photographer Barbara Smith was able to emulate Curtis' work digitally and she copywrited her process and called it Auratone.

This article features the operation of the Pictorial Print Division (PPD) of the Photographic Society of America (PSA). Divisions Vice President Jean Timmermeister recognized the contribution of the PPD to the process of photographic change. The division operates in a number of areas, including film photography, darkroom processing, digital imaging and commercial output.

The article addresses the procedures for printing from Photoshop in a Mac environment. It presents the preferred workflow, along with some notes regarding appropriate options, starting from the point where the image has been opened in Photoshop from Adobe Camera RAW. It provides a brief introduction to the newest image-optimization called Lightroom.

Offers tips to travelling photographers. Ways to keep films safe from x-rays; Advantage of having films processed by a local laboratory; Disadvantage of shipping films via postal service.

Presents guidelines in avoiding or minimizing the effect of exaggerated perspectives in architectural and panoramic photography. Tips on avoiding leaning vertical lines in photography; Advantage of using the Adobe Photoshop Elements digital image editing programs.

Details techniques the author uses for cleaner photographs. Includes development of clean negatives through particle control; Use of a wetting agent; Cleaning of negatives for enlarging; Negative inspection system; Prevention of print contamination.

Discusses darkroom techniques for making big photograph prints. Calculation of primary exposure; Reagents; Mounting.

Relates the author's excitement over the processing of the films she took on her recent holiday. Expectations like that of a child; Delivery time of the films; Excitement over the pictures; Memories of her vacation; Sorting of pictures.

The article reviews Dfine® 2.0, a photograph editing software from Nik Software.

Presents a schedule of international pictorial print exhibitions from February to September 2005. Festicolor in Belgium; Limours in France; Hong Kong Camera Club in China.

Presents updates on several photographic exhibitions available for members of the Photographic Society of America as of September 2004. Presentation of photographs by Czech photographer Josef Sudek on July 28, 2004 in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts; Photographic processes which can be learned by visitors in the Photo Antiquities Museum of Photographic History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Information on the 2004 Digital Learning Center at the Photoplus Expo held at Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City from October 21-23, 2004.

Features the textbook `Photographic Control Processes,' by Franklin I. Jordan. Description in detail of the photographic printing process; Tools and procedures available to artist or painter; Background of Jordan.

Discusses the process of developing a photographic image. Dependence of the photographers' success on the time and effort spent in the darkroom; Use of 350 horse power cameras; Comeback of black and white photography; Negative as the crux of good photographic technique; Components of a developing solution; Addition of alkali to developing agent; Chemicals needed for a darkroom chemistry laboratory.