Archives for September 2008
Pinhole photograph in Prospect Park
Prospect Park, 5x5 Palladium Print
I got a chance to try out my new 4×5 pinhole camera in Prospect Park this weekend. I think this is a nice counterpoint to the sharpness of the photos I take with my Hasselblad. It’s also a good complement to the palladium printing process, which lends a soft and dreamy feel.
Field Studies
Field Study #1, 5x5 Palladium Print
I have been thinking a lot about generalization in my photographs lately. In the case of landscape photography, the natural tendency is to become focused on specifics; a particular tree, a river, a configuration of stones or stumps. I can spend countless hours looking at a scene and reconfiguring it in my mind into something very composed and clear. I enjoy this process and I have been very happy taking these kinds of photographs.
Altered Landscapes
This is an old favorite (taken in February, 2008) that I’ve reprinted in palladium. I am working on a selection of images for a portfolio review and possible entry in a juried show and I think this might be one of them.
More Palladium Prints
Archaeology, Siracusa - 5x5 Palladium Print
I had a productive weekend in the darkroom. Now that I’ve had a chance to do a whole bunch of prints, I am going to go back and do some fine tuning. I’m also excited to try some larger prints. I’ve been printing at 5×5 so far, which looks great, but I am very curious to see what some of these images would look like at 8×8 and larger.
Palladium Prints
Cactus, Cefalù - 5x5 Palladium Print
I can’t spend enough time in the darkroom right now. I am printing at a feverish pace.
La Rocca, Cefalù – 5×5 Palladium Print