multiframe no. 8

multiframe no. 7

pinhole no.4

Well, that's been a long break, now, hasnt it? So sorry, though I dont actually think anyone is watching this blog. I guess I just got tired of posting old stuff, because that's what this stuff is, old. No time for the new, not much time for the old even.
Still, it seems important that I get this stuff out there, whatever its age. I'll try to do better in the future, okay?


Addendum: Right off the bat, I'm a big fat liar. I say this because this pinhole photo, and all the blue-ish pin-hole photos, are relatively new. Within 6 months or so. So fie on me, there is newer stuff, just not much of it. Please excuse the error, O non-readers.

pinhole no. 3

God Bless the Happy Painter

... and every other mediocre artist and athlete that reminds us that you dont have to be loaded with talent and rake in big bucks to play, communicate, inform and/or bring joy to the rest of the world (or neighborhood), even if it's just a small amount. Too many of our experiences are outsourced these days.

the sacredness of objects, no. 4

the sacredness of objects, no. 3

domestic still-life no. 8

art history in under three minutes

This is soooo cool.

props to 100 farmers

domestic still-life no. 7

people no. 8

people no. 7

photogram no. 6

This is a photogram, which is a print made on photographic paper without using a negative, or anything, really, except a lightsource and whatever you lay on top of the paper. I think I was using a flashlight with a tiny hole in some blackout tape over the lens. The objects in the "image" are... well, objects.

It was a long time ago.

photogram no. 5

multiframe no. 6

multiframe no. 5

A note about my multiframe images. With the exception of the one created in photoshop (that you've seen so far anyway), all of my multi-frame images are printed in one shot. These are not assembled from individual prints, but from individual negatives, put together before I begin printing.

landscape no. 2

I like fields. Nobody seems to get my photos of them, but I've never let that stop me.

landscape no. 1

pinhole photo no. 2

One of the cool things about a pinhole photgraph is its incredible depth of field, that is, the distance between the closest and the farthest things in focus. With pinhole photographs, everything is in focus. The range in this photo goes from the curved metal pieces at the bottom (about 6" away) to the ceiling (± 25'). The tall (blue) white things are actually rolls of paper about 4' tall.

The blue color comes from my use of color photo paper (which I use because it's available, and free). The paper is formulated to counteract the orangey color of a color negative.

For much better pinhole photography, just google it.

There is a Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day at the end of April, if you ever decide to try this format.

pinhole photo no. 1

This is what a proper pinhole photograph looks like. Pinhole photography uses a camera that has no lens, only a tiny hole. Anyone can make a pinhole camera (oatmeal boxes are favorites). With a scanner, you dont even need to go through the negative to print process, just make your photograph with ordinary photo paper, then scan and invert the color (which is what I did here).

Light passes through the pinhole and lands on the photo-sensitive material at the back of the camera. This is basically how any camera works, but without the glass to focus the light.

the sacredness of objects, no. 2

the sacredness of objects, no. 1

people no. 6

Thing 1 and Thing 2, oh, about 5 years ago.

upon the anniversary of my father's death

accidental pinhole photograph

I work with photographic materials, and one day this rather articulated bit of fog showed up on a piece of paper I had processed. I scanned it and reversed it, and, lo and behold, it was where I worked! I had apparently let the bag sit still somewhere long enough to create a photograph on the paper, using a tiny hole in the bag as a lens.

domestic still-life no. 6

domestic still-life no. 5

people no. 4

people no. 3

picture rhymes no. 1

Big Fish Painting

photogram no. 4

This is a photogram, which is a print made on photographic paper without using a negative, or anything, really, except a lightsource and whatever you lay on top of the paper. I think I was using a flashlight with a tiny hole in some blackout tape over the lens. The objects in the "image" are... well, objects.

It was a long time ago.

photogram no. 3

sharptooth 1

Special Holiday Series

sharptooth 2

Special Holiday Series

sharptooth 3

multi-frame no. 4

multi-frame no. 3

Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. I highly recommend this site if you are vacationing in the Four Corners Area.

domestic still-life no. 4

domestic still-life no. 3

figure 1

figure 2

figure 3

just so you know, I really can draw with shading and stuff.
Sorta.

multi-frame no. 2

multi-frame no. 1

The skat game

Thing 2, no. 2

this is the work of my 5-year old. It is a "weaving".

Thing 2, no. 1

this is the work of my 5-year old.

people no. 2

for mothers day

This is my wife, with The Boy, circa 1990. This pretty much sums up parenthood.

domestic still-life no. 2

domestic still-life no. 1