The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…September, 2017
Back in 2004 I thought I wanted to go to a larger camera, 8” x10” was the next step up from my 5” x7” Deardorff camera. I already had several lenses that would work the larger format, so before I actually purchased a camera I was fortunate to borrow one with the idea to see if I liked the format. Secret Window resulted from an April trip to New York City with fellow Large Format photographer Peter Bosco. Peter had an interest in shooting the water storage containers that sit atop...
Monthly Power of Process Tip…August 15th
This month's PoP tip deals with how to exactly key in on areas of a Silver Gelatin print that needs to be flashed. For those unfamiliar with the Flashing Technique, a short explanation here: Flashing is allowing a controlled and tested amount of "Non-Image Forming Light" to fall on specific areas of an undeveloped but completely printed sheet of Silver Gelatin enlarging paper. Naturally, there is no image visible and that is why being able to identify exactly where that Flashing Light...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…August, 2017
Coney Island Mafia This image was made on an unseasonably warm day in early April, yet it is the perfect image to kick off August, typically the hottest month of the year. On my second visit to Coney Island in Brooklyn New York, I came across a group of locals mid-morning on a Saturday. The Boardwalk was nowhere near as busy as if a summer day so I inquired if I could make a candid picture of them all seated in front of the Grill House. The sun-drenched tattooed gentleman in the...
Monthly…Power of Process Tip
Below is a short video about how progressively designed negatives for Multi-Contrast Silver papers can provide a significant range of options when approached with the idea of a "Contrast Formula" as the foundation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntxanMJtbF8&t=30s