The photographic process
Unlike many photographers, I rarely set out for an organized photo-shoot, and rarely even use a tripod. Rather, I simply carry my camera wherever I go, and I try to capture moments spontaneously, as they occur. Virtually all of my images are candid, with little or no set-up or advance planning.
With the exception of adjusting natural colour saturation and contrast (and the occasional removal of intrusive spots), most of the images you see on this website were taken without significant digital manipulation, special effects, double exposures, sandwiching, or filters. I am a purist, and I like to capture first impressions. Benevolent critics might call me a traditionalist; cynical ones might call me lazy.
My images are printed in two primary ways. Brightly coloured images are printed using glossed paper or other materials and are framed traditionally or mounted on aluminum and faced with acrylic.
My more abstract and moody works are printed using a “Pigment Print” or Ink-Jet process (formerly called "Giclee"). In this method, a high-resolution computer file (from an original slide or digital image) is transferred onto Hahnemuhle William Turner or other Fine Art watercolour papers, using archival inks.
I like to describe Nature Photography as a process where God does all the work and the photographer snaps the shutter, hopefully at the right time. Part of the joy (and heartbreak) of photography is that, skill aside, there are so many variables that can affect the final outcome. No matter how carefully one tries to control these variables, the final result is never really known until the image is printed.
In 2009 I switched from slide film to digital photography, and, in 2021, after using a Canon 5D Mk. II camera for many years, I bought a new Canon R5. I shoot exclusively in colour, although, interestingly, some of my colour images have been mistaken for black and white.
With the exception of adjusting natural colour saturation and contrast (and the occasional removal of intrusive spots), most of the images you see on this website were taken without significant digital manipulation, special effects, double exposures, sandwiching, or filters. I am a purist, and I like to capture first impressions. Benevolent critics might call me a traditionalist; cynical ones might call me lazy.
My images are printed in two primary ways. Brightly coloured images are printed using glossed paper or other materials and are framed traditionally or mounted on aluminum and faced with acrylic.
My more abstract and moody works are printed using a “Pigment Print” or Ink-Jet process (formerly called "Giclee"). In this method, a high-resolution computer file (from an original slide or digital image) is transferred onto Hahnemuhle William Turner or other Fine Art watercolour papers, using archival inks.
I like to describe Nature Photography as a process where God does all the work and the photographer snaps the shutter, hopefully at the right time. Part of the joy (and heartbreak) of photography is that, skill aside, there are so many variables that can affect the final outcome. No matter how carefully one tries to control these variables, the final result is never really known until the image is printed.
In 2009 I switched from slide film to digital photography, and, in 2021, after using a Canon 5D Mk. II camera for many years, I bought a new Canon R5. I shoot exclusively in colour, although, interestingly, some of my colour images have been mistaken for black and white.