| The black and white photographs I sell are printed on fiber-based glossy silver emulsion photographic paper,
printed to archival standards, and selenium toned to deepen the blacks, neutralize the
tint and further protect the image. Prints are archivally mounted and overmatted with
gallery white mount board. Each print is individually printed and no two are exactly
alike (although very similar). The digital versions seen in this website are
low resolution reproductions of the actual photographs. I print my images in 8x10, 11x14 and 16x20 inch sizes. I use both
graded and multi-grade papers. My film of choice has been AgfaPan 100 and 400 4x5 sheet
film, although I occasionally use Kodak T-max. A brief thought on the new digital photographic
media...I believe that with the proper craft and the best materials
available today, there is little difference in the quality of the images between
digitally produced and silver-emulsion papers. The dot pattern of digital inkjet
printers (also called "Glycee" and
"piezography") are now so fine as to not be seen even with close
inspection (perhaps still seen with a loop - but so is the silver
emulsion's grain), and can now duplicate the "smoothness" of the
emulsion grain of traditional prints. I do not stand in the way of "progress", I
welcome it, as new tools and materials only expand the pallets of artists.
My duo-tone images from Spain are printed either as toned black and white
prints or as duotone images on an inkjet printer. The archival properties
of the latest Epson printer inks and papers can justify printing for
long-lasting results.
It is and always will be the vision, message and perceptions of the artist
that make or break a particular piece of art, NOT the materials used.
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