The Story Behind Every Photograph
Power of Process interviews
Over my 35 years in photography, I've had the good fortune to meet scores of passionate artists working to create imagery as well as those in the business of exhibiting contemporary photographers as well as the pioneers in the world of fine photography. The first in a series of Power of Process interviews is with Jack Holowitz, a mentor to many in the portrait photography world. Jack is not only a good friend and traveling partner but my mentor in my own Black and White photography. ...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…March, 2018
Back in the late ’90s was my first visit to New Mexico and the Santa Fe area for photography. On the 2nd day, I traveled to Taos Pueblo to see some of the iconic imagery made famous by Ansel Adams. I very much enjoy roaming around the areas where Adams and Weston made their photographs but have little interest in finding their tripod holes, I simply enjoy the history knowing these giants of the B&W fine art world walked the ground I have roamed myself. I walked around the general...
Power of Process Exposure & Negative Design
Power of Process Separation System...a progressive negative design The analog darkroom has changed, have you ?? There are new and economical ways to optimize a clear path to World Class Silver Gelatin prints. Manufacturers of light-sensitive materials have been forced by simple business competition to adapt their product line. Advances in emulsion design and flexibility in the form of high-quality Multi-Contrast Silver Gelatin papers are now a very powerful part of the wet darkroom silver...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…February 2018
February 22nd is your day...Happy 286th Birthday George ! My career in photography began unexpectedly in late 1981 when a friend brought me to a Connecticut Professional Photographers Association meeting as a guest. I soon joined the association where Gary Wnek and I were chosen to intern for Stelcar Studios, a busy Portrait and Wedding studio in East Hartford CT. The studio owners to this day are like a brother and sister to me, however, it did not take long for me to grow tired of...