Mark Woods
Fine Art Black & White Still Photography & Commercial Cinematography
Fine Art Photography
Artist Statement
I approach my stills as a narrative. More to the point, the image should tell or portray a story or feeling to the viewer. In Moonrise Over Japanese Teahouse (in the Huntington Series), that moment in time existed the moment I exposed the negative, but is timeless since many people have seen a moonrise over a favorite place. There is peace and tranquility experienced and shared over the centuries by people who have viewed this or a similar scene.
The slightly browned gelatin silver prints are split toned. This is a process where a toner is used that works first on the highlights and pulled from the toner before it affects the shadows. It is then placed in another toner that affects the blacks and shadows. Each print is unique since the process can’t be timed. The end result is based on what I perceive is happening when I pull the print from the first bleach bath. I can’t see the print’s eventual result when I do this initial step. The toning process adds an archival element to the print. And the prints take on a timeless appearance.
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