Digital Fine-Art Prints

After spending many hours and many years in darkrooms, I have always been disappointed with the quality of traditional color prints. The paper used for color prints never equaled the distinction and tonality of black-and-white prints, nor matched their archival longevity. It was also clear that traditional color printing never came close to capturing the saturation, contrast range, and vividness of my original transparencies. This has changed with the advent of fine art digital printmaking

I have begun to use the new state-of-the-art Epson Stylus Pro 7900 printer and I have found the results to be outstanding. With stunning papers and luminous archival inks I can now personally control the expression and quality of the print.

The photos are scanned from the original transparencies. I then personally bring the images into Adobe Photoshop to ready them for printing or to modify them by combining two or more photos into photocomposites. I fine-tune the images, so you are getting a hand-crafted print that matches what I envisioned when the image was captured on film.

The images are then printed in my studio using the Epson printer with Ultrachrome inks, insuring a lifespan of 75 - 100 years. The images are printed on fine-art papers, each selected for the best rendering of the image. Even the mattes for framing the print have become a part of the photo. Even the custom matte colors are drawn from the colors in the photos. The results can be seen as the photos become fine-art prints with long lasting archival qualities.

Expected Display Life of Digital Prints

Currently the archival calculation determined by Wilheim Imaging Research is 75 - 100 years, in normal display conditions.

Care should be taken, as with any piece of fine art, not to expose the image to high levels of moisture or sunlight. The print should be treated as a quality fine art painting. Choosing a location having normal humidity levels and minimum exposure to uultra violet light will provide many years of pleasurable viewing.

Print Editions

Print editions are signed but unnumbered.