This page is all about My Photography
As the page develops there will be more links to gallery pages and informational pages about my experiences in the camera world
Black and White Photography
I grew up with Black and White photography and it will always hold a special place in my sense of photographic appreciation.
When I was five, my dad built a dark room in a second floor closet bathroom. If he was working there and it wasn’t past bed time, I was allowed to sit and watch the magic reveal itself in vaporous concoctions of chemistry and light. Way beyond my understanding and it fascinated me watching black and white images creep into existence under the subtle orange glow of a safe light.
Experiments in Photography
Maybe it was back in the 1980’s I began experimenting with special effects and a method of photography I call “Painting with Light”. I began to go on photo excursions at all hours of the night and even in the dead of Winter. It’s amazing how crystal clear the air becomes at 3 O’clock in the morning, 5 deg. F. out with the moisture frozen out of it.
I began to compose shots with the shutter open for two and three minutes at a time. In some instances while the shutter was open and the film accumulating light I would walk out into the scene and expose different elements with a portable flash head. Using different colored lighting gels over the flash head and I would paint with light.