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About the Prints Professional transparency film and my new Canon 5D sensor capture the colorful designs I hunt down in the natural and man-made worlds. After a Darwinian editing process (only the strong survive), high-resolution scans are made from each film capture and digital files created. With a Mac computer, Lightroom and Photoshop software, I refine each image by removing those annoying scratches and bits of microscopic dust, making color, tonal, and contrast adjustments, and sometimes cropping to arrive at a better composition. The creative process does not end when the shutter button is pressed; lots of artistic decisions should be made in the digital darkroom. On the other hand, I don't clone extra heads on people; I try to conscientiously convey what was originally perceived through the lens. The digital files are sent to a Lightjet 5000 digital enlarger, which precisely exposes Fuji Crystal Archive photographic paper using color lasers. Since this is a very expensive and large device (it needs its own room), I have the prints made by Calypso Imaging in Santa Cruz, California. The Fuji paper is developed using chemicals like any other photographic paper, except that Fuji Crystal Archive prints have a MUCH longer lifespan than those prints you picked up at the drugstore last week. Alternatively I can make prints at home on the Epson 7800 inkjet printer I just bought. The prints (estimated lifespan 70+ years) are then finished with museum grade, acid-free, archival white mattes and, "Voila!" a work of art worthy of hanging in your home/office, or perhaps given as a gift. What a great idea! Of course, if you’re dead set on acquiring some art that will far out-live yourself, I would be happy to refer you to my brothers, Bryan Holt, who sculpts in marble, or Michael S. Moore, who paints in various media. However, their stuff is a lot more expensive than mine. If you are interested in purchasing my photographs, please contact me for sizes and pricing by clicking here. |