THE CAMERA
The photographs on this site that date from prior to 2005 were either taken in 35mm with a Minolta
X370 or Minolta x370n or, in some cases, with a Bronica ETR medium format camera.
For my film work, I typically used the Ilford Delta line of films, as well as Kodak Tmax.
Photographs post-2005 are taken with a Canon EOS 20D, or Canon Digital Rebel Xti.
THE NEGATIVE
For all of my film work, the resulting negatives
are developed with traditional chemical processes, and digitally scanned
using the following equipment:
35mm negatives are scanned with a Canoscan FS4000 dedicated 35mm scanner.
Negatives larger than 35mm, up to 4"x5", are scanned
with an Epson Perfection 2450 flatbed scanner.
The images are then digitally corrected, much the same as
I had done in the past in a traditional darkroom. Images are burned
and dodged, overall and local contrasts are tweaked, and the final
image is spotted to remove dust specks. No major manipulations of
the images is generally done.
The digital darkroom is, for me, simply a more effective and controllable
way of achieving the results that were possible, and that I had always
attempted to achieve, in a traditional chemical darkroom. I feel that
digital processing has renewed my excitement and creativity for the
art.
I've also written some general articles on my Photoshop® process, which can be found here.
THE PRINT
Final images are output to the Epson Stylus 2200 or Epson 3800 inkjet printer, using quality paper and Epson inks, which have a life of up to 75 years under normal viewing conditions.
I currently mostly use Epson Enhanced Matte paper for proof prints and Moab Entrada (100% Cotton) for my final matted prints (which are available for purchase). Some prints are printed on Museo Silver Rag or Hahnemuhle Photo Rag.
