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.

Left Brain

Each image is photographed with a Leica M3 camera and a variety of lenses.  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.  These image are then refined in Adobe Photoshop/Creative Suite using a minimum of processing.

Archival prints are created using an Epson® Stylus Pro 3880 printer with Ultrachrome K3 inks for optimum print finish and maximum life.  Each image is printed for best fit on 13 x 19 inch archival paper.  The exact image size varies, depending on the dimensions and the amount of cropping needed for each particular image in order to leave a small border.