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