Then we can enjoy a conversation about exactly what you are looking for and how those wishes can be realized. The Gallery walk shows representative images only. Additional pages will be added as I travel and write and make new images available on line, but there is a vast archive, thousands of images, that I can bring to your attention if I have an idea what you are looking for.

Prints can be rolled and shipped in a mailing tube, or they can be mounted and matted. Framing and the use of glass are best handled locally in most cases.

Quality considerations:

I have used a variety of camera sizes: 35mm, 6x7cm and 4x5" sizes, but since 2002 I work exclusively in the digital medium.

Silver gelatin images (black-and-white) are printed to exhibition conventions: double-weight, fiber-base paper with a gloss surface. They are processed for archival permanence in accordance with Ilford standards. This includes a strict processing and washing regimen, and selenium toning to enhance the permanence of the image and to increase the maximum density of the print. The viewer will appreciate the results of selenium toning by noting deeper, richer blacks, and the perception of greater depth in the print.

Digital images are printed on a variety of Epson printers, with image quality and permanence being the primary values. I use Epson's pigmented Ultrachrome Inks and acid free papers without brightners. Testing organizations claim a life expectancy on the order of 100 years or more with the current technology. As newer technologies emerge that are better, and not just newer, I will move toward those.

Canvas has come of age recently, and I can print on real canvas and stretch it over a conventional wooden stretcher as has been done for centuries. With a matte acrylic sealer, the permanence of canvas prints is considered equivalent to acid free paper.

A part of the archival quality stems for strict adherence to mounting standards that avoid acid which can tarnish the silver in the print and render the paper yellow and brittle. Each (paper) print is made with substantial (1") borders and is signed, dated and mounted onto a buffered (acid free) 4-ply mat board with comfortable borders using an acid free adhesive. The cover mat is 4-ply, 100% rag museum board.

All photographs are hand printed, processed and mounted personally and satisfy my standards for quality.

Pricing*

* call for prints on canvas