(posted 8618 days ago)You may get better response if you ask in the forums on photo.net. Have a search through the Q&A forum and you might find some useful comments.
I post here because I think it might be worth menioning that the second edition of Basic Photographic Materials and Processes by (the) Leslie Strobel et. al is now available. This is a course book from Rochester Institue of Technology. It is one of the best volumes on the technique or technology of photography that I have ever encountered. It is great to read and even better as a reference volume.
(Obligatory people-related photography included :-)