Studio journal
Notes from the long table: how the work is made, what the light was doing, and what happens between the darkroom and the wall.
Why I tear the print
A clean edge says the photograph is a window. A torn one says it belongs to the painting. Here is how a print goes from the darkroom into wet paint.
Waiting for first light
Most of my photographs are made in the twenty minutes after sunrise. The light is low, the water is flat, and nothing is in a hurry.
The studio table
A long table by the north windows holds four or five works at once. A short tour of what is on it, and why it is never quite tidy.
Choosing a frame
A frame should finish a piece without speaking over it. How each work in Tidelines was matched to a simple frame, and what to ask when you choose one.
