| Photography in its purest sense is an artistic medium. Taking pictures is not a science, it is a happening. It is to whisper a silent 'thank you' as the world presents a moment for only you to see and interpret. It's personal. Painting is similar but it is anything but objective. Painting happens over the duration of the work. Whereas photography is the essence of capturing a moment, painting is building that moment from your interpretation of what you see and feel. On LocationI love both photography and painting. They go hand in hand. I never know whether a shot will end up as reference for a painting or a fine art print when I shoot it, so I let each shot guide me. The challenge for the photographer is to compose as much as possible in the camera. Each shoot is carefully staged and I will sometimes wait hours for the right combination of light and mood, often returning to a location when conditions seem right. When I have the shot I want, I will make final edits in the darkroom. Creating the perfect image often takes longer than doing a painting. In fact it usually does. Digital DarkroomThe digital darkroom of today is the place where serious photographers extend their creativity beyond the capabilities of their camera. My digital darkroom includes Adobe PhotoShop™, Corel Painter™ and various image editing plugins for sharpening, recovering shadow detail, reducing noise for high ISO shots, increasing resolution, and correcting chromatic abberations, perspective and lens distortion among others. I also use a Wacom™ pressure sensitive tablet and a Macintosh™ notebook, which I often take with me on field trips.
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