Darkroom Daze

Whew! Another day, another step closer to getting the upcoming show ready.

One thing that separates darkroom printing from any modern inkjet equivalent is the extra calibration and control needed to achieve a consistent, cohesive series of images. "Dapper", being my largest solo exhibition to date, I was even surprised just how unprepared I was, for hand printing 30 images of varying size and exposure. In the end, it'll be the quality of the prints that will count, and boy will they have it! All prints are being made on double-weight fiber base silver gealtin paper. After exposure, some requiring some intense dodging and burning, the paper is developed in Kodak Dektol, fixed, washed, selenium toned, and washed again for archival permanence. Another one-up on digital, these prints should see their way through to my nineties, assuming they're cared for reasonably.

When I've got the last round of 8x10's printed and dried, I'll be posting a quick how-to video on selenium toning prints for aesthetic appeal and archival permanence.

P.S. Silver gelatin papers aren't cheap, just check out what they're going for right now! >__<

Happy 2012, Now Featuring Workshops!

Happy New Year, and may 2012 be a happy, healthy, prosperous year for all! 

If one of your New Year's Resolutions is to try film photography, get into the darkroom more, or just learn something new, be sure to check out the brand new Workshops section of this site (above). At the drop-down menu you'll notice two available workshops at the moment, Carbon Transfer Printing*, and One-On-One darkroom time.

*the carbon workshop date isn't set in stone yet, so if you have a date/time that works for you let me know!

The 52 Project...Gone But Not Forgotten

I blame spending too much time on the beach. :p

Wow, it's been two months already, where has the time gone?!

Well, The 52 Project has just ended, and boy were there a LOT of great images to sort through. On top of that, here's what else has been going on since late April:

• I've become a much bigger part of FPP - The Film Photography Podcast
• Moving...nuff said.
• Bought the girlfriend a dog, ^__^.
• Attended Photostock 2011, pretty much the best photo-meetup EVER!
• Found out I've got a GALLERY SHOW!!

Here's the fine print on my upcoming gallery show, mark your calendars.

July 11th - August 5th 2011 8AM-8PM

The 52 Project Gallery @ The Lea Gallery

The University of Findlay

1000 N. Main Street

Findlay, OH 45840

Please be sure to check out some of my work in person, prints >>> web, all day everyday.

Here's some links to the Facebook Event, just in case you need another reminder.

Cheers and hope to see you there!