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Making prints of the pictures I
make in the field, brings additional delight. I like making my prints as
much as making the original image. The print becomes my way of
communicating the essence of the image to others. This process of bring my
pictures to present to a wider audience propels my need for quality in print
making. I strive to create a final print that is as faithful to nature as
possible, and of heirloom quality.
Achieving this requires using
techniques and materials of fine quality and precision. To this end I
apply a consistent method to printing which includes precise calibration of
every step of my process. This includes using 100% cotton-fiber, acid-free
archival
fine art paper. I have come to use only one paper which offers consistent
quality and allows making prints with consistency and fidelity.
In print making as in making the original picture,
I seek a perspective to amplify the unique character of the image.
Cropping offers great control over perspective in the print and one I enjoy
applying in my work.
Using the print as a record of growth and a means
of sharing, I pursue greater connection with my medium and how light graces each
subject. The advent of archival, digital print making enables a level of control
and quality long exclusive to black and white darkroom prints. I find digital
color pigment prints increasingly satisfying with truly archival quality,
luminescence, accurate color quality, and full tonal depth.
Using archival color pigment digital printing
techniques and materials, I create luminous prints with full color and tonal
depth on acid free, 100% cotton fiber, fine art paper. This allows me to create
individual, finished prints as faithful to the natural image as possible and of
heirloom quality, in signed and numbered editions. |
