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Sandy brings to the photography the perfect finish through
her choices of mat and frame colors for finished presentation.
Together Erskine and Sandy continue to photograph full time,
participate in over 12 major arts and crafts shows annually,
and sell their images through their own gallery, and on the internet.
All phases of work, from print processing to cutting and assembling
mats and frames are produced by Sandy and Erskine.
Large and medium format view cameras are used. Erskine uses
his twenty five year old Linhof Master Technica (4"x 5")
camera with lenses ranging from 75mm(wide angle) to 500mm(telephoto).
A medium format Fuji GX680 (6x8cm) covers the balance of work.
The distinct advantage using each of these view cameras is the
ability of the lens to swing, tilt, and shift to increase depth
of field and control perspective. The larger format films increase
sharpness.
A selection of light balancing filters including polarizer,
warming filters, and graduated neutral density filters are used
as needed to balance existing light conditions to a particular
film's character. The exceptional color and brilliance of the
photographs are accomplished at the time of exposure through
the photographer's choice of optimum light, mood, and season
for each image. Printing of each photograph is done by the photographer.
The introduction of digital printing from high resolution film
scans (also by the photographer) permits even greater control
over the final print with: greater detail in highlights and shadows,
removal of unnatural colorcasts, and exceptional sharpness.
Both negative and transparency fine-grain films are used.
Fuji Velvia is often a favorite. Photographic prints are made
with Fuji Crystal Archive paper, Fujichrome Type 35 paper, and
Epson Archival Pigment Ink prints. These papers are selected
for their reproduction accuracy and lightfast stability of displayed
color prints. Epson prints are conditionally tested for up to
200 year permanence.
These photographs represent many miles of travel, many hours,
even days, of waiting for the right moment. We hope you will
share and enjoy these moments with us. |
