Right Brain
The intent of my work is to provide a vehicle for my creative self-expression and the transformation from looking to seeing. As a result, I work from the inside out. I find myself moved by concepts that I cannot explain, but that I need to interpret by documenting textures and tonal qualities in an attempt to create images that bring the viewer into the subject.
The majority of my work is thematic, a story being told or a concept being explained without the use of the written language.
I have also discovered that in addition to producing a beautiful image, it is the state of being creative that provides the joyfulness of being an artist.
Left Brain
The majority of my images have been captured with traditional film cameras, either a Leica M3 and a variety of lenses or a Leica CM for point and shoot photography. After the negatives are developed, they are scanned by a Nikon SuperCoolsan 5000ED scanner at 4000 dpi, 16bit depth, and 16x sampling rate. I then create a contact sheet and start the process of selecting which images warrant printing. As I make my way into the digital world, I'm either using a Leica M9 or Leica D-Lux 5. Regardless of the camera, all images are refined in Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom using a minimum of processing.
Archival prints are created using an Epson® Stylus Pro 3880 printer with Ultrachrome K3 inks and either their UltraSmooth Fine Art Paper or Exhibition Fiber Paper for optimum print finish and a longevity of 100+ years in a UV protected environment or under glass.
