so, i’ve been itching to get down into the darkroom again and try contact printing some of my 4×5 negatives with some of the traditional processes that i love. friday’s experiments with salt print didn’t produce much worth noting. and saturday’s experiments with van dyke brown just started out rather dreadful. the prints were comingContinue reading “Potassium Dichromate and Other Influencers”
Category Archives: fine art nudes
Quiet Before Sunset
working in the late afternoon when the sunlight streams into the room and illuminates everything with a soft beauty. model is Ginger
Ray Tracing
i see a lot of images like this. shadow play and the figure, but to me they kinda all lack a bit of emotional grounding. i’m glad i managed to evoke some of that out of the model here. it is, after all, for your enjoyment. enjoy, scott model: Ginger
First 4×5 Enlargements
so, i recently won an ebay auction for an Omega D-II enlarger which gives me the ability to make silver gelatin prints of my 4×5 negatives. having the ability to make original prints from these negatives is a real joy and it’s also kind of curious that this image printed out much differently than theContinue reading “First 4×5 Enlargements”
Not For What Should Be
a mix of new and old. shot with my shen hao 4×5 field camera and accidentally opened for editing in Nik Software’s Snapseed desktop app. i usually work my photos in Photoshop, but once i had this image opened in Snapseed, i just decided to roll with it and see what happened. and i likedContinue reading “Not For What Should Be”
Caffeinated
shot in my small studio on 4×5 film, this negative was developed in Caffenol, a developer based on coffee, sodium carbonate, and vitamin C. development was at 72°F for 12 minutes, a bit warmer than i’d tried before, attempting to get a little more density on the negative. and i did.
Vernal Equinox
a new model , with whom i’m a bit impressed. she approached me recently about being a fan of my work and wanted to try her hand at some art nudes. hopefully, we’ll have a chance to shoot again sometime soon. model: Ginger shot on: Ilford Delta 100 (at 200 iso), scan from 4×5 negative
Benefit For Dan at Connexions Gallery
The Benefit for Dan continues this saturday night at Connexions Gallery in Easton PA! There are signed prints from Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell, original pieces from myself and Olaf Starorypinski, and a host of other talented artists from around the area. In order to make this event a success, we’ll need help from everyone. So, please comeContinue reading “Benefit For Dan at Connexions Gallery”
People Lie All the Time
model: Bree Addams
forgetting
freelancing with Bree Addams
So Many Stars 