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! >__<

Newest Print, by Popular Demand

Hey everybody, hope the weekend is off to a great start. ^__^

Due to several requests I've received via Flickr, I'm now offereing one of my latest, and now most popular images up for grabs, right here on the site.

 Shot on X-Ray film, so the only silver gelatin prints available at this time are 8x10 contact prints. See below for details.

Snow Fields in Hancock County

8x10 Silver Gelatin Print $25.00 USD 11x14 Inkjet $45.00 USD 16x20 Inkjet $75.00 USD 20x24 Inkjet $125.00 USD

Now Selling Prints!

Washing a fiber print in the Univeristy of Findlay darkroom. Photo by Dan Domme, 2011.Keeping the new features coming (the best still to come!), I'm now offering fine art B&W, alternative process, and color prints of any work you see here in the Gallery or my Flickr account.

All B&W and alternative process prints are hand printed by me in the darkroom, while color prints are digital c-prints professionally managed by one of the top remaining labs in the U.S. Standard B&W enlarged prints are all made on double-weight, fiber-based paper, hand spotted, and selenium toned to provide the most archivally stable, brilliantly toned images possible. Cyanotype and Van Dyke Brown prints are made on 250lb. hot pressed, smooth watercolor papers, they'll be around for a long while. ;) Carbon prints have almost as much archival stability as platinum/palladium prints, and as a bonus have very noticeable relief to them!

As one additional offer, I'm creating a limited edition portfolio for my body of work in 2011. Portfolios will ship in their own 11x14" black leatherette, museum quality storage box, and will contain 10, 8x10" images all hand printed, spotted, toned, signed, and matted 11x14", ready for showing. The silver gelatin printed edition will be limited to 9, while the very special carbon transfer portfolio will be one-of-a-kind, much like the carbon prints themselves.

That's pretty much it, folks. If you're interested in getting some fine art prints, head on over to the Prints section of the website for more information. Prints can quickly and conveniently be purchased directly through the website, via Paypal, or you can email me for more options. Thanks and continue to have Happy Holidays!