Category Archives: B+W

ARCHER CITY AND ANARENE

I’ve always been intrigued by Archer City, Texas. It’s a small town (1,848 population) in north central Texas about one hour south of the Oklahoma border. Oil country. Cattle country. My wife’s family is from Olney, just 19 miles southwest

ARCHER CITY AND ANARENE

I’ve always been intrigued by Archer City, Texas. It’s a small town (1,848 population) in north central Texas about one hour south of the Oklahoma border. Oil country. Cattle country. My wife’s family is from Olney, just 19 miles southwest

LARGE FILM, LARGE CACA

That’s actually a quote. During a photo workshop with Anne Kurutz I started to notice a lot of dust on my negatives after switching from a 35mm Olympus OM-1 to a Yashica Mat 124G twin lens reflex that uses 120

LARGE FILM, LARGE CACA

That’s actually a quote. During a photo workshop with Anne Kurutz I started to notice a lot of dust on my negatives after switching from a 35mm Olympus OM-1 to a Yashica Mat 124G twin lens reflex that uses 120

RAFAEL NUNEZ CONTRERAS

I ran into Rafael on my way back to Saltillo from Mazapíl, México. I had spent the day at the Peñasquito gold mine, about 25 kilometers west of the town of Mazapíl in the high desert of Zacatecas state in

RAFAEL NUNEZ CONTRERAS

I ran into Rafael on my way back to Saltillo from Mazapíl, México. I had spent the day at the Peñasquito gold mine, about 25 kilometers west of the town of Mazapíl in the high desert of Zacatecas state in

TONING

Toning has the ability to completely change a photograph. I used to selenium tone all my gelatin-silver black and white prints. I could never really tell the difference, it’s just what a lot of photographers did. I always struggled with

TONING

Toning has the ability to completely change a photograph. I used to selenium tone all my gelatin-silver black and white prints. I could never really tell the difference, it’s just what a lot of photographers did. I always struggled with

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, ELLSWORTH, MAINE

I made this photograph of the First Congregational Church in Ellsworth, Maine while on a trip to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. My good friend Carl and I stopped when we saw the steeple. We had driven quite a

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, ELLSWORTH, MAINE

I made this photograph of the First Congregational Church in Ellsworth, Maine while on a trip to Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park. My good friend Carl and I stopped when we saw the steeple. We had driven quite a

ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

I drive a lot with my work selling and setting up mobile concrete batching and mixing equipment for Cemco http://www.cemcoinc.com. I prefer driving as I have my own vehicle, tools and space but, more importantly, I get to see new

ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS

I drive a lot with my work selling and setting up mobile concrete batching and mixing equipment for Cemco http://www.cemcoinc.com. I prefer driving as I have my own vehicle, tools and space but, more importantly, I get to see new

THE DISTRACTION OF COLOR

I have always leaned towards black and white photography. I’m not sure why, but when an image clicks with me, it’s always in black and white. Black and white was always cheaper than color and when I first became involved

THE DISTRACTION OF COLOR

I have always leaned towards black and white photography. I’m not sure why, but when an image clicks with me, it’s always in black and white. Black and white was always cheaper than color and when I first became involved

TEXAS RANGERS

I photographed some retired Texas Rangers back in 1990. It’s been almost 20 years since I made the photographs and I really hadn’t done much with the group of images except print one or two negatives. The picture below was

TEXAS RANGERS

I photographed some retired Texas Rangers back in 1990. It’s been almost 20 years since I made the photographs and I really hadn’t done much with the group of images except print one or two negatives. The picture below was

DIGITAL WET DARKROOM

Confusing title? Most of what I photograph and print nowadays is digital. I have so many silver negatives that I like to slowly go through my archives and scan negatives that I want to print digitally. At first, I had

DIGITAL WET DARKROOM

Confusing title? Most of what I photograph and print nowadays is digital. I have so many silver negatives that I like to slowly go through my archives and scan negatives that I want to print digitally. At first, I had

PRINTING

I’ve always printed my final images. While reading an article recently, I got the impression that because of the internet, web pages and digital imaging, printmaking was losing ground to the computer monitor. I may be wrong but I’ll address

PRINTING

I’ve always printed my final images. While reading an article recently, I got the impression that because of the internet, web pages and digital imaging, printmaking was losing ground to the computer monitor. I may be wrong but I’ll address