Lifes' Hidden Treasures.
The Worlds only Universal Language.
Photography is the most universal Language in the world.
The first unspoken and easily understood.
Around 1833, William Henry Fox Talbot began experimenting
with light sensitive salts. By 1835 a Negative was born. In Paris
around 1839 Hippolyte Bayard obtained a picture using Silver
chloride paper. Then there after photographers began to open
studios around 1851.
In 1888, George Eastman Launched the; you press the button
we do the rest , camera was born. George Eastman devised the
name Kodak as one that would be easily pronounced through out
the world.
The most remarkable development in color printing was the
produced automatically by the land camera in 1963, In the early
1960,s photography was recognized as a art form.
The first practical slide film was developed by two musicians
at the Eastman Kodak Lab. The slide film know as Kodachrome
produced by Leopold Mannes and Leopold Godowsky.
The 2 Zone Technique.
The zone scale at right has ten steps and is based on Ansel Adams's description of zones in his book The negative. Zone 0(zero) relates to the deepest black print value that photographic printing paper can produce. Zone V corresponds to a middle gray, the tone of a standard-gray test card of 18 percent reflectance. Zone IX relates to the lightest possible print value-pure white of the paper base.
The Zone System allows you to see how the tones in any scene will look in a print and to choose either a realistic interpretation or a departure from reality. Using the Classic way to develop and expose your prints, and understanding the Zone System will help you get improved result in the final print stages.
This is why I use Color film to produce my Black and White Prints. Color film reacts to Black and White enlargement paper better than your average Black and White film. Color film records the colors as they appear, and Black and White film records tones, which are directly related to each tone scale. Color film gives greater details and contrast than black and White film.
I use the Zone System in my final print stages. This is where I can dodge and burn my details. My Photos are printed in Zones III to VII, it allows me to Hand Tint my Black and White Print with vivid or soft colors. The shades of gray intensifies the hue and tint of each color.
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A Color Photo Born inside a Camera.
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A Black and White Photo Delivered in my Dark room the Classic way.
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Hand Tinted Black and White Photo Art. Photo has been
Selenium Toned.
I apply my Colors in the Fore ground, Middle Ground,
And in the Back ground.
This is what makes Black and White Photo Art unique and original.
Photo has a Mother of Pearl finish. Limited Edition.
We strive to preserve the Art of Photography.
We used the same Techniques of the past.