Mostly, I worked so quickly, I didn't see the details of a photograph until it was printed.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In my work, as a writer, I only photograph, in words, what I see.
For me the printing process is part of the magic of photography. It's that magic that can be exciting, disappointing, rewarding and frustrating all in the same few moments in the darkroom.
I work on stories rather than individual pictures.
Like most photographers, I try to capture a moment in my work.
There are some elements of digital photography that I don't really like, such as the fact that you see the results immediately.
My dad had been an ardent amateur photographer, and he taught me to compose a photograph from the back to the front, and then populate the picture.
I've been lucky enough to have had the luxury of being able to make the picture I've wanted to make each time on my own terms and without compromise.
Some photographers work on the same image for hours and hours and then use the first picture that they took.
I work very quickly. I only ever take one picture of one thing. Literally. Never two.
I don't see myself as a photographer. I still see the photographs and collages as a resource for the painting.
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