The Story Behind Every Photograph
The Story Behind Every Photograph…June, 2017
Two good friends and I, all Large Format photographers from Connecticut, planned a trip to the Canyonlands National Park for the express purpose of hiking the Salt Creek to photograph Angel Arch. Park Rangers explained the beginning of the excursion would be down the Salt Creek via a 4WD vehicle to a locked gate. To open the gate we were given a code, which would expire in three days at the limit of our permit so we needed to keep an appropriate timeline in place. We rented a Ford...
Monthly Power of Process Tip
https://youtu.be/zHqkIKFJ10c This Month's Process Tip may seem very obvious, however, over the years I have lead scores of workshops with students numbering in the hundreds. I have seen Reciprocity charts tucked neatly away in the backpack, or worst yet difficult to find in the pack taking away necessary time for a long exposure trying to find the chart. The only time a Reciprocity Conversion Chart is needed is when measuring light reflectance and determining what correction is necessary...
The Story Behind Every Photograph…May, 2017
Beginning Labor Day Monday of 1997 I began approximately a 6-week obsession with the Fafnir Ball bearing plant in New Britain CT. The factory was being razed and was fenced off from the public, my friend Peter Bosco and James Monteiro had been here several times and suggested I join them for some exploration and photography. Peter and James were much more accomplished with this type of Urban work than me, I very much enjoyed looking at their work so I eagerly agreed. To this day I remember...
Minimal Agitation Video Info & Links
The 61 minute HD Premium Video is now available, the 2 GB video is broken into 7 different shorter HD segments detailing my Process beginning with a location shoot shown above and the subsequent processing of that N + 4 negative. The Premium video explains Tube Design, Dilution and Agitation suggestions and all necessary information to begin the Minimal Agitation technique in your own workflow. There are 3 PDFs attached to the Premium video detailing all my Times, Dilutions and Agitation...