--- product_id: 1704225 title: "Way Beyond Monochrome 2e: Advanced Techniques for Traditional Black & White Photography including digital negatives and hybrid printing" brand: "ralph w. lambrechtchris woodhouse" price: "1268 zł" currency: PLN in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1704225-way-beyond-monochrome-2e-advanced-techniques-for-traditional-black-white store_origin: PL region: Poland --- # Way Beyond Monochrome 2e: Advanced Techniques for Traditional Black & White Photography including digital negatives and hybrid printing **Brand:** ralph w. lambrechtchris woodhouse **Price:** 1268 zł **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Way Beyond Monochrome 2e: Advanced Techniques for Traditional Black & White Photography including digital negatives and hybrid printing by ralph w. lambrechtchris woodhouse - **How much does it cost?** 1268 zł with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.pl](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1704225-way-beyond-monochrome-2e-advanced-techniques-for-traditional-black-white) ## Best For - ralph w. lambrechtchris woodhouse enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted ralph w. lambrechtchris woodhouse brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Way Beyond Monochrome 2e: Advanced Techniques for Traditional Black & White Photography including digital negatives and hybrid printing ## Images ![Way Beyond Monochrome 2e: Advanced Techniques for Traditional Black & White Photography including digital negatives and hybrid printing - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51+JrSh6-0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Substandard printing not able to see described techniques *by B***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2023* First, the book content is excellent. It describes many topics not covered anywhere else and does it well.So why the 3 stars review? This edition, Second Edition Hard Cover book, is printed on substandard paper. The book costs more than $120 in 2023. The paper it is printed on is about as good as a newspaper - not even low-quality glossy paper. There is no way to tell the nuances in the example photographs and techniques. Mediocre cookbooks for less than $20 get better treatment. It's a shame.The publisher Focal Press, which publishes many photography books, knows better. They have intentionally decided to be cheap, at $120+, in the process degrading the hard, diligent work of the author and cheating the buyer. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book, but "Beyond Birds & Bees" nudes are a turn off. *by R***S on Reviewed in the United States on July 13, 2011* As a former professional studio photographer of over 30 years, I can affirm that this is one of those rare comprehensive compilations of valuable photographic data. Contrary to some critical reviews, I find the digital section to be general enough while avoiding being dated by specific tools, materials and procedures. It does direct attention to what may be new to some photographers, the hybridization between digital and analog. The bibliography is thorough enough for any who wish to explore digital further. The section on mounting and matting prints is not really "Way Beyond Monochrome" and could have been dispensed with as the techniques are widely presented in most beginner and moderately advanced books, but that is a minor point.The section(s) on the Zone System are valuable; however the information is spread out, in an anecdotal style and additionally suffers from poor editing. Not that the concepts cannot be deciphered, but spreading Zone System methodology and theory over several chapters (intermingling theory and practice) will leave those unfamiliar with the system grasping for understanding. The step by step procedures in "The New Zone System Manual" by White, Zakia and Lorenz, for example, are much easier to use and understand (indeed some of their book is excerpted into Lambrecht's book) because procedures are grouped together in their respective sections. Another annoying aspect of the book is the heavy reliance on graphs to explain concepts, which would seem to be a good idea, but really, you shouldn't have important concepts in the graphs and not explain them explicitly in the text. Not everybody can read 6 point,fine type embedded in small graphs!Regarding the nudes, you will not want to leave this book around for children who are themselves not yet "Way Beyond Birds and Bees!" While the pictures may be thought by some to be "acceptable to current sensibilities" there are just as many others who will not want images of sado-masochism and implied lesbianism (how else to interpret a near-nude woman unbuttoning the jeans of another topless woman?) as part of the instructive content. I debated much over whether or not to keep the book, but decided that it truly was a rare compilation worthy of inclusion in my photography library. I did have to go through the entire book and use a large black marker to blot out the offending images.I am no prude, and grew up in Hollywood, California in the "Far Out" sixties, but I do object to Mr. Lambrecht's assumptions about my sexual mores. I have two young children who are themselves interested in photography, digital and analog, and will now have to explain to them that the author of this book took no offense at giving offense.Well, in these devolutionary times, my voice will be in the minority and Mr. Lambrecht's profits will not be damaged; nevertheless I prefer my "Fine Art Nudes" to be in separate books from those that devoted to practice, methodology and science. Content should be secondary and inoffensive to a wide audience in a book on technique, no matter how "hip" the author wishes us to think him to be.Clearly Mr. Lambrecht's wife has no problem with his nude "work," but not all women are comfortable with their husbands viewing soft-core porn in their instruction manuals! I don't believe I will be purchasing "Way Beyond Monochrome (and decency), Third Edition." What a shame that an otherwise good book should be blemished by Mr. Lambrecht's personal indulgence and insensitivity to a wider audience. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Analog Photography Bible and complete reference book? *by E***R on Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2011* There's little reason to reiterate all of the positive comments written by other reviewers. If one is seeking a complete reference to the technical aspects of analog photography then look no further. However, what makes Ralph's and Chris's book so different is that the technical and heretofore more esoteric subjects of the analog photography "world" become more understandable and relevant to everyday practice. I tend to use WBM, Edition 2, alongside the new edition of Bruce Barnbaum's terrific book ( The Art of Photography ),and the venerable Beyond the Zone System by the late Phil Davis. Bruce's book has a wonderfully concise and trenchant discussion of the Zone System as obtained and achieved by film exposure and development. I believe that Bruce's analogy relating film development to the unfolding of a bellows to be the best and most easily understood of any discussion of film processing that I have read. Also, Bruce's approach to making a fine print is to the point, and makes considerable sense. While Bruce Barnbaum is "anti-sensitometry" and uses empiric methods to great advantage, Professor Davis's book brought sensitometry and the methods of film and paper testing to a larger audience. Phil Davis's work provided the under-pinning to his now classic BTZS methodology, and led to the creation of the ExpoDev program that many large format photographers use "in the field". WBM expands on much of the work of Professor Davis, but melds the technical to the practical in ways that will be easily comprehended by many. However, be aware that in general WBM is more of a "complete reference book", and as such, is somewhat more technical than some might expect. I find the technical details to help in the understanding of the nature of the materials that I use, and the graphs and charts to be relevant. However, I had already done the requisite film and paper tests before reading WBM, and thus many of the details in WBM( both editions )built upon knowledge already gained. Importantly, if the details of film and paper testing are intimidating, and if the concepts depicted in graphs and charts produce math anxiety, then one might benefit by knowing of the more empiric approach of Bruce Barnbaum. WBM is advertised as a book of advanced techniques, and the authors are to be complimented upon the truth of their statement. All three of the books noted are worthy of study, and surely can be a help to anyone seeking guidance as to a way to make better black and white analog photographs. Any one of the books referenced is NOT superior to any of the others; however, the approaches to the more technical aspects of analog photography ARE different. Indeed, one can gain considerable insight by reading relevant discussions of similar subjects concerning analog photography practice in each of the three books referenced.Note that I make no comments on the approaches to digital photography sections in WBM, or in Bruce Barnbaum's book. Moreover, since I am not using color film, the sections on color photography in Bruce Barnbaum's book are not relevant to my work. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1704225-way-beyond-monochrome-2e-advanced-techniques-for-traditional-black-white](https://www.desertcart.pl/products/1704225-way-beyond-monochrome-2e-advanced-techniques-for-traditional-black-white) --- *Product available on Desertcart Poland* *Store origin: PL* *Last updated: 2026-05-01*