#69 F Stopping With Andrew Sanderson

2024-11-21

As we continue our promise to put out regular shows (whistles self-consciously), it was with much delayed anticipation that we reached out to Master Printer and user of all film formats from half frame to 20x16 Mr Andrew Sanderson who agreed to come and chat with us. Although Andrew confesses his website isn’t up to date here is the intro bio from that site. “Photographer, master printer, author and tutor. One of the UK’s leading Photographers and a master printer, Andrew has written the definitive book on Night Photography: A Practical Manua...

Although Andrew confesses his website isn’t up to date here is the intro bio from that site.

“Photographer, master printer, author and tutor.

One of the UK’s leading Photographers and a master printer, Andrew has written the definitive book on Night Photography: A Practical Manual; the highly acclaimed Home Photography: Inspiration on Your Doorstep and; is a regular contributor to photographic magazines in the U.K.

He is an Ilford Master Printer, and regularly gives workshops to university tutors, students and private individuals.

Andrew is recognised as the leading practitioner of the paper negative process and one of the world’s best hand colourists. Examples of both of these techniques can be found in his third book; Hand Colouring and Alternative Darkroom Processes”

See below for links to all four of Andrew’s books including the recently updated book from Blurb on paper negatives.

Things we chatted about on the show:

Andrew kicked off the show by mentioning an obscure fact about Andrew Sanderson and Gene Nokon – Gene was the man behind popularising if not first inventing f-stop printing and Erik found this YouTube video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoAiBNSpg6Y

You can also purchase copies of Gene’s book but like many out of print titles it can be expensive so keep a watch.

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/photographic-printing/author/nocon-gene/

Erik uses Arista 3.0 Ortho Litho film and their EDU sheet film in various sizes – go to the Freestyle website for more info.

https://www.freestylephoto.com/531451-Arista-Ortho-Litho-Film-3.0-4x5-100-Sheets

Andrew’s books.

https://www.blurb.co.uk/b/9673228-paper-negative-photography?fbclid=IwY2xjawGsBzFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHTl7pBmkQKJe5_2nrsw1WIjerws8J8xw5Bi4AkSGaqZQg4lY78xK_g8C4w_aem_0Rh3eAGch4cpEfCxZjljmg

Andrew’s other three books are out of print but still available via, WOB, Better World Books, AbeBooks or Ebay

“Night Photography”

Argentum Press ISBN 1-902538-12-9

“Home Photography – Inspiration on your doorstep”

ISBN 0-8174-3989-7

and

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Handcolouring-Alternative-Darkroom-Processes-Photo-lab/dp/2880465516

Fellow Master Printer Robin Bell was mentioned – Andrew Bartram has a DVD called “The Silver Footprint – the art of Robin Bell Master Printer”

A documentary by Richard Dunkley – you may need to shop around a bit.

There is a book also but also expensive – Silver Footprint.

We discussed the unique properties of the Ilford Art 300 darkroom paper.

https://www.ilfordphoto.com/multigrade-art-300-sheets

Andrew recently reviewed his growing print collection, it’s useful toget help so he asked his friend and fellow photographer Matt Lathbridge to assist.

Here is an article from On-Landscape.

https://www.onlandscape.co.uk/author/matt_lethbridge

Last but not least the upcoming Mersey Meet up organised by Steve (Stig) Starr.

https://www.photowalk.me/photowalk/merseymeetup-analogue-photo-walk

Andrew’s links

Reach out and follow via Instagram or the LFPP Facebook Group.

https://www.instagram.com/andrewsandersonphotography/

LFPP links -

https://largeformatphotographypodcast.podbean.com/

ko-fi.com/largeformatphotographypodcast

You can join in the fun at our Facebook Group.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2296599290564807/