Dreaming in the woods - gum over platinum

Dreaming in the woods - gum over platinumWhen I made this picture I was using a very old Petzval lens that a good friend had loaned me for an extended time. When used on my 8x10 camera I felt like the pictures had a dream like quality, a beautiful and unique look due the old glass and the big camera. In those days I was printing all of my work in platinum palladium and I made several prints. I also made a few Platinum prints with a layer of Gum Bichromate on top giving the print a slight

Hand-pulled gravure print

I strive to make meaningful portraits

Ultramod a Haberdashery | Paris

When I was a child my grandparents has a pomegranate tree in their backyard

This hand-pulled polymer photogravure print by Ray Bidegain is in an edition of 14 numbered prints and 3 A/P prints

A portrait of favorite model I have worked with over the years

and another local photographer ( I rarely do this but this day was an exception)

I love working and relating to my subjects

As I sorted my own way I found myself looking for pictures that communicated a comforting sense of calm to myself and the viewer

shutter speeds

playing a role of a woman from days long past

This series will be presented with 11x14 / 4-ply rag mats included