Carolina Wildlife is located in beautiful Pawleys Island,
SC. (part of the Low Country). You could not find
a greater area to live along the east coast! The beaches
on south Pawleys go on and on.
At low tide you can walk out on the South end of the island forever.
The wildlife is in abundance here and we
are on the migritory bird paths. About 80% of everything in the
galleries on these pages are local to the Low Country!
Carolina Wildlife is about IMAGES,
period. Only the VERY BEST will
do. This means that from the beginning of the photographic process to the
time you hold the finished print in your hands that EVERYTHING is monitored
with the utmost care to insure that the print you hold is the best, period.
All prints can be sized in almost any size from 4x6
up to 30x40 or any custom size that
could desired as long as the proportions remain the same. Prints themselves
are done on several archival fine art papers as well as canvas (my favorite).
There are 3 parts of the image process to create what
I consider perfect images. The total process
is both simple and complicated at the same time.
- I master and use the VERY BEST photographic equipment
available on the market.
This ranges from the camera and
lenses, to the other assundry items used in the initial
capture of the image. But
the capturing of the initial image is just that, initial.
Don't get me wrong here, the ability
so "see" the image thru the lens is not an easy
thing to accomplish. I have devoted
years of my life in learning and perfecting
this seemingly simple process which is one
of the "complicated" parts of the overall
process! Yes, anyone can purchase a camera
system and take pictures, even occasionaly great ones!
But what seperates them is the fact that
the ability to actually see or previsualize the final
image before you even pick up
the camera is a learned artistic skill that
takes years to master successfully.
Just the rules of artistic composition can be covered by
volumes of text. Now, add in
the physics of actually capturing the image by adjusting and
controlling the exposure controls
on the camera itself in order to achieve the pre-visualized
image and the process becomes
even more complicated.
- I master and use only the best software
systems required to achieve the highest quality image but
strictly enforce a "zero tolerance"
rule in reguards to manipulated images unless the project
specifically calls for this, and then
the image is identified as such. My rule is simple and reads:
"If it can be done in a darkroom
then it is allowed on the computer, period". I only use Adobe
Photoshop CS2 and an image RIP to controll
the final printing stage.
- Only the Gicle'e process is allowed in the generation
of my prints. (see both the equipment
and Colophon sections of this site for a detailed discussion
of this process) Within this process,
I only allow the finest of archival papers and
canvas to be used that will both generate
a beautiful rich print but also last a lifetime.
This means that the prints cost more to create
but are well worth it in beauty and longetivity. I
only purchase and use the finest Gicle'e
printers and RIP's to create my prints!
The entire workflow is done on a closed loop color
calibrated system that covers the camera to
the printer thus insuring that each and every print I
create is perfectly matched to what I saw
thru my camera lens.
So while some might think that the entire creative
process is simple, only the choice of
equipment is. In fact the process is so complicated and
time comsuming that it becomes prohibitive
and most people would give up on mastering it at an early
stage. As I perviously said, I have spent
a lifetime mastering it. Ultimitly, I find the process
both fun and rewarding so I take great
pleasure in all aspects of it. I hope that you can share
some of these feelings with me as you
view my work, only then can it be worth it to me!
