Lumen Prints - Images made from Sunlight​
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These images are part of a series of lumen prints. Lumens are made by placing translucent objects, in this instance fruit, on black and white darkroom paper under a sheet of glass. By leaving these out in the sun for hours at a time the paper will begin to change color. The areas of paper covered by the objects stay a paler color or even white because the light can’t reach that spot. Natural juices from fruit or plants also cause the paper to turn a different hue.
I wanted to explore early photographic processes that didn’t require the use of a camera. The results of this experiment were surprisingly detailed. I love not being able to tell what you’ve got until after the image has been made.
Portfolio
Remnants
These images are from a body of work that examines an abandoned house and the life of the man who lived there. This man was placed into a nursing home and most of his possessions were left to deteriorate along with his home. After the man’s death his family sold the house to the people living next door.
This is the house that time forgot. Upstairs in a bedroom a couple pairs of dress pants, still freshly pressed, hang on the back of a door. Old photographs lay on the bed. In the living room two chairs sit side by side waiting...
Photo Restorations
These are a collection of digital photo restorations I have done. They show what can be done to improve the quality of worn or damaged prints. Corrections can improve: fading, color correction, scratches, tears, dirt or adding color to a black and white print.