Exhibitions :
Shanghai Library : The Classic Moments: Invitation Exhibition of American West Photography 2008 ƒ295 Symposium April 2007Pittsburg Pennsylvania Viva Gallery 2005 Sherman Oaks California Canessa Gallery San Francisco California Lincoln Avenue. photo show Santa Fe New Mexico 2004 Laguna Art Museum 2003 Laguna Beach California |
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2007 Honorable Mention at the international Photography
awards -IPA |
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 Title: Expecting |
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Why
large format? I find that the large format allows me to concentrate on the subject and composition while maintaining in contact with the model (sitter) I get a richer and more detail negative and as part of using the large format camera . I am able to print my negatives using alternative printing processes (1800's chemistry) such as Palladium , Platinum or the other processes used 150 years ago. I must make it clear that the reason for my printing methods is not a gadget or fad but rather the Idea that each Image is unique each sitter is unique and there fore I must find the correct method to express the sitters emotion , uniqueness and identity as much as my own . |
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Equipment and Processes: I capture my images using numerous view large-format cameras, including 5"X7",8" x 10" and 11”x14” Some of these cameras were hand-made a hundred year ago. I prefer natural light, both in still life and in portrait. After an image is capture on film, it is hand processed through a series of intricate steps using light sensitive compounds of Platinum and Palladium. The chemical is spread onto the photography papers exposed to a UV light source. Different papers, developers, developer temperatures, and other toners allow the artist to make images ranging from steely greys to warm sepias, producing a great range of expressive qualities. Because of the number of variables involved, such as changes of humidity, age of the chemical and paper batches, no two prints are ever the same”. |
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