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I have been busy experimenting with various methods of printing on aluminum. There are many variables to work out but am making progress and will be offering aluminum prints as a service as soon as I get the bugs worked out. I am working on getting a custom profile for this material as it accepts ink much differently than fine art papers. The biggest challenge has been creating a finished product. Here I have flush mounted the aluminum print on a wood art panel, then finished with an ebony stain. I also am experimenting with a floating mount design. The finished print is much better viewed in person as the aluminum gives the image a very three dimensional look, something that does not translate well in this photograph. I am very excited about this method and you can expect to see more aluminum printing from me soon.

My first post of 2012... a very typical long exposure composition. Not entirely typical for me as it's my first post shot with film in a very long time. Came across this exposure while finally processing the film that I shot back in October along with a roll I shot with my new Zero2000 pinhole camera that Santa left under the tree for me!

I am looking forward to mixing it up a bit this year with some pinhole photography and continuing the fun I have been having with the iPhone, which I have dedicated an alternate stream to here.

I have been very busy with a number of photography related projects and haven't had much free time to dedicate to making new images. Printing my latest exhibit with Jon DeBoer and Brian Day, collaborating with a photographer in the Bahamas on a fine-art project and rebuilding my photography and printing websites has kept me plenty busy.

Looking forward to another great year of photography. Thanks for stopping by.

Oh yeah, seems you film people are always interested in the processing details...
Hasselblad SWC / TMX100 shot @ ISO 50 / D-76 1:1 @ 72º F for 10 minutes

I have been doing quite a bit of photography with my iPhone lately and it's been really fun. I started using it as a sort of photo sketchbook to keep my eye sharp and to record things that I find visually interesting. I am starting to think of it as a more serious tool and am now working on a series of small images printed on aluminum.

I have reinstated my alternate stream for my iPhone images. Feel free to follow along if you are interested. Thanks for stopping by.

I taught a one-on-one long exposure workshop last week in Chicago. This is one of the images I shot during our day out in the field. The weather was absolutely perfect for long exposures. I wish I could get these kind of conditions every time I go out to shoot. This scene appears very quiet and calm but there were pretty heavy winds and the water was quite choppy. I did get a bit wet! I have posted a video that I shot while making my exposures that will give you a better idea of the reality of the scene.

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