PROCESS

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All of my photography is done with a Minolta X-700 35mm camera (and more recently, a Canon EOS 50D) using a variety of Fuji and Kodak films. The transparencies or negatives are then digitally converted at (4000 dpi) with a Nikon Super Coolscan 5000 ED Scanner. Once converted, the images are cropped if necessary, using Adobe Photoshop. The micro photography is accomplished with a stereo-microscope utilizing a variety of illuminations with custom made filters. The macro photography is done with a Sigma 50mm/f2.8 Macro Lens, sometimes in conjunction with an Albinar-ADG 2X extender. I also have a Sigma 70mm/f2.8 Macro Lens for the Canon EOS 50D.

I make my prints with a small blank (white) border to facilitate mounting/matting, with a signature and edition number.

Because my prints are made digitally, I control the final product. I have a Viewsonic G220fb professional monitor which is calibrated using the Gretag MacBeth Eye-One Display Two System. The stereo microscope that I use is a Wild Heerbrugg M5.