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Carbon transfer printing was developed by Alphonse-Louis Poitevin in 1855 and refined by Joseph W. Swan in 1864. It employs a complex, multistep process of creating a latent image on a UV-light-sensitive primary support consisting of gelatin and a lamp black pigment (I use a combination of India Ink and Carbon Black, sometimes with a small amount of Mixol #11 violet added in) via contact printing. This image is then transferred to a final support (I use hand-sized Fabriano Artistico 300 gsm or Hahnemühle Platinum Rag 300 gsm watercolor papers). This is an archival “permanent” process that will not fade that gives very deep rich blacks and a long tonal range. There is also some 3-dimensionality to the print due to the transfer of UV-crosslinked gelatin proportional to density of the various regions of the negative. I think this technique of hand-printing gives great depth and feeling to portraits, as I hope will come through in these high-resolution scans.
Native American Woman, Santa Fe, NM (2018)
This woman kindly allowed me to take her picture. She was a vendor in the market on the square.
Maasai Boys, Tanzania (2018)
Maasai Boys, Tanzania (2018)
Maasai Mother and Child, Tanzania (2018)
Maintenance Worker, Raleigh, NC (2019)
This image was taken at the International Bluegrass Music Association Festival
Concert-goer, Raleigh, NC (2019)
This image was taken at the International Bluegrass Music Association Festival
Street Vendor, Durham, NC (2020)
This man permitted me to take his picture in the first summer of the pandemic. He was a vendor in an outdoor Latino market next to a shopping center.
Couple, Guayaquil Ecuador (2014)
Massif and Towers, Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile (2020)
This trip ended at the end of January, 2020 just as the pandemic was revving up in the US
Sintra Castle, Sintra, Portugal (2016)
Museum of Modern Art, Barcelona Spain (2016)
Philadelphia Skyline and Clouds (2019)
Skateboarder, Philadelphia (2018)
Church, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico (2018)
Roadside Memorial, New Mexico (2018)
Door Handles, Asheville NC (2017)