Artist's Statement
Significance and mystery are in the shadows.
I create images that are similar to paintings from photographs and print them using the giclée printing process.I start by using a camera, either Leica film or Canon digital, to take a picture. I then transfer the image to a Macintosh computer and use the computer and software as a “dry darkroom" to massage the image to give an Impressionistic feel. The final image is then sent to raster image processor software that instructs the giclée printer how to spray pigment particles onto the cotton-based “canvas.”
Early in 2005, I decided not to take part in the camera manufacturers' process of having consumers funding the development of digital cameras to the point of creating images that are the quality of those of film cameras. This in conjunction with really liking to shoot with my film camera contributed to my decision. I know what my film camera is going to do when I press the shutter release. I didn't have to worry about shutter lag. I used a dedicated film scanner that created the equivalent of a 20 megapixel camera. Files were huge. Processing took more time. But, I didn't mind the tradeoff.
But in 2007, I made the switch back to digital because it was clearly demonstrated to me that the DSLR was now the way to go. I'm glad that I did.