A Legacy of Creativity and Century-Old Photographic Art
Photography has been my lifelong passion, inspired by a family lineage of artists. My father painted with watercolors, while my grandfather was a professional photographer.
I’ve honed my craft for over many years, mastering traditional black-and-white silver printing and experimenting with alternative processes. Today, I focus on the mesmerizing beauty of color Bromoil printing, transforming photos into painting-like pieces.
Accolades
- Gold Award Winner – B&W Magazine
- People’s Choice Award Winner – B&W Magazine
- TZIPAC Photography Competitions – Honoree
- Spider Awards Photography Competitions – Honoree
- ND Awards Photography Competitions – Honoree
- FANFARE LA Photography Exhibition – Feature Photographer
- La Jolla Black and White Photography Exhibition – Silver Award Winner
- Gallery Exhibitions – M56 Gallery – Featured Photographer, Stephen Baumbaugh Gallery – Featured Photographer (Upcoming Jan. 2024)
The New Bromoil Process
My new book on making Bromoil prints called “The New Bromoil Process” is now available in hard copy and E-book on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. It features the step-by-step process for creating beautiful color bromoil photographs.
Platinum Women
Fine Art Photography Book: “Platinum Women”
Available on Blurb, it is a collection of over 50 of my favorite photographs with models, all printed in the platinum/palladium process.
TRADITIONAL SILVER
Silver prints are the standard type of print types that have been around since the early part of the 20th century. Images are typically black/gray. Different paper types have different finishes and can also have a warm or cold look to them.
Silver paper also offers many options for adding color to them through the use of chemical toners and/or hand coloring with the application of transparent oil colors.
BROMOILS
The bromoil process is a century-old method of producing impressionistic images from traditional silver photographs. One of my specialties is producing beautiful color images that are a cross between traditional photography and painting.
All the colors in my bromoil prints are applied by hand using special lithographer’s ink.
HAND-COLORED SILVER
This process is the application of artificial color onto a black-and-white photograph with the use of transparent oils, dyes, and pencils to enhance the image. The process can be time-consuming and laborious but can achieve very different, dramatic results.