HOW I MAKE MY IMAGES

PROCESSOR SERIES (Current Work)

This work focuses on chemistry as an important aspect of the photographic process. I expose a film to a solid color of light (ie red, yellow, or white), using a color enlarger. I then use a method I have devised to partially develop the film, leaving rich variations of density and color that suggest textures and shapes. This is a deliberately created image, although chance is an important factor- what Jerry Burchfield calls "orchestrated chance".

PRINTER SERIES (In Progress Work)

This work considers the role of the digital printer in photography. I use cyan, magenta, yellow and black inkjet ink intended for a computer printer to hand print a scanned and resized image from a polaroid original. The increased size of the ink dots reveals both the pattern the digital printer uses, and the method of mixing ink colors. The low resolution reveals the trick of eye in blending colors and tones into a coherent image. I hope this work raises discussions about the intersections of painting, photography, and digital imaging.

CAMERA SERIES (Early Work)

This work is created using my hands as a camera. I expose portions of a roll of 120mm film to various light sources, using my hands to block light. I am able to mix light sources to achieve a certain color pallet, and control exposure to achieve different patterns. The result is a simultaneously deliberate and random image- again, a sort of orchestrated chance.