FAQ
Collecting and Display
Many collectors seem to enjoy the images that invite them to look more carefully—and for longer. In particular, the Liquid Collection contains photographs that are filled with patterns, yet unique from edge to edge. The Facets Collection is the most abstract, and often the most visually sophisticated. Finally, the Blooms Collection is more serene, revealing the subtle hues and textures of flowers and other flora.
Unmatched color, sharpness, and longevity makes the Lumachrome Gallery Edition process the finest available. Images exhibit color, detail and luminosity unlike any other print material. The process is multi-layered using archival materials with a 100-year life, UV non-reflective acrylic, and an optically clear polished edge that is ready to hang with a floating frame mounted on the rear of the print. Each piece is paired with a holographic certificate of authenticity that is hand-signed by the artist. This assures the provenance and the edition size of each piece.
If your preference is for a traditional mat and frame presentation, we encourage you to select the Metallic Pearl Edition and then collaborate with a trusted framer. Because every space is unique, they can advise on mat color and width, frame style and color, glazing choices, and appropriate hanging hardware. In our own spaces, we prefer a classic gallery style of framing. We use a two or three-inch smooth black moulding for the frame, an archival white mat with a three-inch border around the window, and clear acrylic glazing that provides ultraviolet protection for the artwork.
Each Lumachrome Gallery Edition is custom printed, precisely assembled, carefully placed into a protective container, and then shipped to your address without delay. Printing, assembly, and preparation for shipment usually takes about three weeks.
The Metallic Pearl Edition is custom printed, inspected, signed and numbered, and then shipped in a protective tube. Printing, signing, and preparation for shipment usually takes about two weeks.
Orders shipped to the USA tend to adhere to a predictable schedule and usually arrive within one week after completion. International shipping regulations and customs vary for each country, and as a result, the exact timing for international shipments is difficult to predict. For all orders, a shipping confirmation will be sent with a tracking number so that you’ll know when to expect your artwork.
Each Presentation Style is unique with regard to shipping. See above for more on shipping details for the Lumachrome Gallery Editions and the Metallic Pearl Editions.
Although we are confident you’ll enjoy your choice of artwork, we want to be clear about our return policy. Because of the high costs of production and shipping, the Lumachrome Gallery Edition cannot be returned for any reason. The Metallic Pearl Editions may be returned if you’re not satisfied, but they must be returned in the original condition and in the original shipping tube. Once inspected, you will then be credited with a one-time code to apply to a different artwork from the website. There are no refunds.
Absolutely! I’ve created many unique images for clients who desire a single edition made just for them.
At this time, international orders are only being accepted via direct communication. Please use the contact form to reach us for all orders outside of the United States.
About the Photographs
What makes photography such a joy is the deep exploration of each subject. Trying to view life from unique perspectives leads to seeing more completely—with or without a camera—and that makes life more experiential. It’s a visual path with the camera as a conduit. The more I search, the more I find, the more I see.
Once I’ve chosen a subject, I become absolutely consumed by the desire to create the image I see in my mind. After several hours of experimentation behind the camera, the momentum of creating begins to increase toward a a refined image. That’s when I will often find myself in a state of ”flow” and the awareness of time falls away. The flow state is a concept I learned from psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and there is no creative mental space that compares. The evolution of the image improves with each iteration until it seems to be complete. Then, when I sense the image is all it can be, I push to make it better. That final creative refinement is when things get truly magical.
A formative assignment I received while attending art school inspires almost all of my work. The task was to photograph a common subject in a deeply compelling way—while at the same time, the subject had to be completely unrecognizable. If the viewer could identify the subject, you failed the assignment. This was a great pathway of discovery because all of the obvious visual solutions were immediately discarded and replaced by more innovative and insightful ideas. Creative abstraction is the objective for many of my images.
Magnification enables us to see what the naked eye misses, revealing beautiful textures, intense colors, and fascinating patterns. It can turn an ordinary subject into a fascinating tapestry of hues, shape, and dimension. Magnifying even the most ordinary of subjects can completely transform them into an abstraction of beauty.
Photographic Technique
The softer areas of a photograph are created by overlapping circles of confusion—one of the defining qualities of light passing through a lens. In contrast, the sharp areas of an image are created when light rays are focused into microscopic points of illumination. As light rays strike the image plane, the smaller the circle, the sharper the image appears. As the circles grow larger, they begin to overlap one another creating the beautiful lens quality known as bokeh. My visual style uses the transitions from precisely sharp to delicately soft to creatively impart dimension and feel to each image.
Each image is made using a high-resolution Nikon camera, premium Nikkor lenses, and color-accurate illumination. The traditional photographic process of light passing through precision glass reveals the subtleties of bokeh that only fine lenses can reveal. The sources of illumination used to create the photographs are tested for precise color rendering so that every tone and hue is accurate.
No. Although A.I. is fascinating technology, it isn’t photography. A.I. responds to a user prompt by merging images created by others into a variation based on those images. All of the magic that happens when light passes through glass in photography is imitated by an algorithm when A.I. is used. Constructed from previous works, A.I. is simply pixels that have been sampled and then rearranged.