Joe's Bayou - Limited Edition of 5 Photograph

"Joe's Bayou" is one of my oldest and favorite (I just sold a 50" color print) photographs from my hometown. It was shot around 1985 on 4x5 color transparency film while I was still a student at RIT. I chose to create Platinum Portfolio #1 because I wanted to break away from my current style, which is straight color photographs of everything. I have always loved black and white photographs ever since I discovered Ansel Adams and studied photography at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York (BFA Photo 86'). Also, I love the idea of making one of a kind, handmade photographs that will last forever, and that is what platinum photographs provide. When I started researching how to create platinum photographs I read about Vellum paper, so I made some 5x7 prints. I loved them! The Vellum paper is transparent so when you hold the print up to the light, it is like putting it on a light table. The fairly soft image seems to come "alive". It is a different viewing experience from our normal way of viewing most photographs with reflected light. I chose handmade wooden boxes because I felt that they are reminiscent of the era that platinum photographs were popular in the late 1800's. The challenge became, how do I provide that viewing experience to the viewer? The answer is a self-contained lightbox frame. The frame is hand made by my brother-in-law and I finish them however I want. The boxes for Portfolio #1 is made of stained Maple wood and has one LED light bulb with eight rechargeable AA batteries. The box, which has only a stain mixture (Minwax Gunstock and Gray) and Butcher's Block Oil for a finish, can sit on a table or hang on the wall. It also has museum glass for protection, even-though the vellum prints are almost indestructible. Each 5x7 print and box comes with a Certificate of Authenticity as well as the negative used to make that print. In effect, this makes the prints actually one of a kind, because no two prints are coated exactly the same, so the prints will have unique markings.

Photography:Black & White on Paper

Artist Produced Limited Edition of:5

Size:15 W x 12 H x 0 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.