I made my first infrared photograph in 1986, fascinated by the idea of photographing light that we humans cannot see. While the results were often rewarding, exposure and focus were always a wild guess. I continued to dabble in infrared, but very sporadically.
Then about five or six years ago, I got a little pocket Leica--a D-Lux 6. After enjoying working with it for a year or so, I discovered that it was native sensitive to infrared using a Wratten #87. The fun began! The camera was mirrorless, and using a gray-scale viewing mode, I was able to see exactly what tones I would be photographing!
In January of 2019 my wife, Julie, and I took a group of photographers on a workshop adventure to Cuba. We discovered a country rich in history, beauty and resilience. If one ventures into the rural areas of Cuba, which we did, a visit to at least one tobacco farm is a must-do. I had never seen tobacco growing before, and when I noticed the lush huge green leaves, I just knew that the fields would come alive in infrared. I had moved up from the little Leica and was now using an IR converted Canon DSLR, composing in Live-View in gray-scale. Got it!
General Edition and Sizing Information:
Limited Edition Prints signed and numbered in an edition of 100. Each print is made personally by me, printed either on Ilford Multigrade Classic fiber paper and selenium toned, or on Canson Platine paper using a Canon Pro-1000 printer and my personal printing profiles. Mounted and over-matted on 4-ply or 8-ply museum board using the most current industry standards for archival permanence. Note: Three images are in editions of 150.
Open Edition Archival Pigment Print made personally by me on Canson Rag Photographique paper using a Canon Pro-1000 printer and my personal printing profiles. Mounted and over-matted on 4-ply museum board using the most current industry standards for archival permanence. Digitally signed.
Sizing:
Open Edition Pigment Print – Image size approximately 8x10, over-matted to 14x17 with 4-ply museum board
11x14 Limited Edition Print – Image size approximately 9x11.5, over-matted to 16x20 with 4-ply museum board
16x20 Limited Edition Print – Image size approximately 14x18, over-matted to 22x28 with 4-ply museum board
20x24 Limited Edition Print – Image size approximately 18x22, over-matted to 26x32 with 4-ply museum board