The DARKROOM COOKBOOK, Third Edition

xiv ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
editors at Focal Press, Valerie Geary and Paul Gottehrer. Without their belief in fi lm as a viable
medium of expression and her faith in The Darkroom Cookbook as a conduit for sharing
ideas between photographers the third edition would never have been written much less
published.
As I was wrapping up the content for the third edition, a remarkable event transpired.
I was introduced to Reece Vogel, a friend of Brett Weston, by David Wood. Reece in turn
introduced me to Michael Andrews, Richard C. Miller and his daughters, Janice and Margaret.
Between them they are in possession of an extensive archive of letters, notes, and Richard’s
personal photographs of the Westons. Among them are Richard’s handwritten notes with
both Edward and Brett’s formulas for Amidol. Even though they were in the process of creating
their own portfolio of this work for reproduction they generously granted permission to
reproduce the notes with the formulae and a photograph of Brett. This is a gift from Richard
and his daughters to all photographers for all time.