"BORROW WHAT YOU SEE"
japanese proverb
I create images that appeal to my own personal tastes. I don't have any convoluted
and pretentious artistic explanations for them. I am more than happy
for people to make their own decisions about the artistic merit of my images.
When I became a photographer it was about film and chemicals. Since then, I have totally embraced the change to digital photography.
Is that good, or bad? Is digital less artistic that film? Is this printing process better than that one? I don't know, and I don't really care. What I produce, is entirely my own creation - apart from the mounting and framing. Traditionally, many professional photographers relied on a collaboration, of which he was merely the member of a team that captured the initial image, albeit passing instructions on to others to create a final print.
If I control the entire photographic process, from taking the shot, to processing the image, and printing the result, I create more images that are personally satisfying than if I was relying on using traditional film retouchers and printers.
I do know that using professional digital cameras, lenses, computers, software and printers, hasn't made photography any cheaper, but in my view, it has made it more individually creative.
IMAGE & PRINT DETAILS
I create each image personally. I shoot high resolution, digital files
which are then individually processed and corrected before being hand
printed in strictly limited editions.
After processing, they are printed using the giclée process on 280 gsm polymer coated, acid free archival paper, using genuine Epson UltraChrome pigment inks. Each print has a guaranteed life expectancy of at least 100 years.
Once printed, they are dry mounted onto 5mm archival board, and then given a double mount using Conservation Superwhite, acid free, mounting board. Each image is individually signed and numbered. If they are not being framed, they are then vacuum sealed.
I generally try to limit my editions to just five examples, instead of the 100's that most artists tend to print. Why? Well in my view, a limited edition, by definition, needs to be limited, and I personally would not want to own one of a hundred, or two hundred similar images. That to me, is not really limited, it's slightly less than mass produced.
Each of my editions comes with a full description, a 100 year archival quality guarantee (assuming certain display requirements) and a certificate of authenticity.
If you have any questions, constructive comments, or would like to talk about either my images or my photography, please feel free to contact me here.
