Overview Wet, windy November
Autumn in the Chilterns has quite stunning and has only just been ‘blown-away’ by some pretty disagreeable weather. Pictures are being processed and will appear in the next 2-weeks. With Christmas looming - did you know that it’s in December again this - year and only 4 weeks away, my photography will have to remain local. January and February 2011 will be the months for the coast and I’ll be in Sussex and South Wales working to capture the energy and space of the coast in winter. Why not join me and work off your Christmas pudding?
Experimenting with digital Black & White
23rd June 2009
I’m starting to experiment with digital Black & White and one or two have already sneaked into the galleries. It’s a return to my roots in ‘real’ Black & White printing; up to 5 years ago, I only made B&W pictures using the wonderful darkrooms of the local university. Lith printing and selenium toning were my favourite darkroom processes, and the prints were usually created from B&W infrared negatives and Kentmere Art Classic paper. I’m now working on achieving the same look using Lightroom, Photoshop and Hahnemuhle PhotoRag paper. My inspiration comes from Tim Rudman’s work and 2 of his prints that hang in my studio.