Rome Hutchings
Photography for me is a personal experience that triggers all of my senses to interact with each other.
I stray away from the "artist" stereotype, being satisfied with the personal fulfillment I find in the photography. For me vision is seeing things differently, I hope this is what happens when someone views one of my photographs, that the viewer might see things differently too.
I do my best to live life as a personal statement of who I am and what I'm about. Seeing things differently is an exercise in living. I'm not content to pass through this life without experiencing it, with all my senses.
In defining what my photographic interests are, the subjects I choose to photograph, the things that keep me continuously stimulated over long periods of time, they are without a doubt one and the same, without regard to photography. I find that my life is the same as my photographs. That's all I could ever expect of myself, have a good life, be happy and share what I have learned to see with others.
I stray away from the "artist" stereotype, being satisfied with the personal fulfillment I find in the photography. For me vision is seeing things differently, I hope this is what happens when someone views one of my photographs, that the viewer might see things differently too.
I do my best to live life as a personal statement of who I am and what I'm about. Seeing things differently is an exercise in living. I'm not content to pass through this life without experiencing it, with all my senses.
In defining what my photographic interests are, the subjects I choose to photograph, the things that keep me continuously stimulated over long periods of time, they are without a doubt one and the same, without regard to photography. I find that my life is the same as my photographs. That's all I could ever expect of myself, have a good life, be happy and share what I have learned to see with others.
What is a Platinum/Palladium Print?
A platinum print is made by hand coating a platinum-based emulsion onto fine art paper and exposing a negative to it. Most black and white photo prints use a
machine-coated silver-based emulsion. The size of the image is equal to the size of the negative. Platinum print making is a contact process where the negative is placed on the hand coated emulsion and then exposed to an ultraviolet light source such as the sun.
A quote here from photographer John Rudiak:
"Serious photographic printmakers have kept the platinum process alive in spite of the absence of pre-coated papers... because of platinum’s' unique qualities. First is the inertness of the platinum family of metals; platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, and osmium. These metals (long referred to as noble metals) resist combining with other chemicals (unlike silver) making prints made from them very stable. A platinum print will remain unchanged as long as the paper it is printed on exists."
A platinum print is made by hand coating a platinum-based emulsion onto fine art paper and exposing a negative to it. Most black and white photo prints use a
machine-coated silver-based emulsion. The size of the image is equal to the size of the negative. Platinum print making is a contact process where the negative is placed on the hand coated emulsion and then exposed to an ultraviolet light source such as the sun.
A quote here from photographer John Rudiak:
"Serious photographic printmakers have kept the platinum process alive in spite of the absence of pre-coated papers... because of platinum’s' unique qualities. First is the inertness of the platinum family of metals; platinum, palladium, iridium, rhodium, and osmium. These metals (long referred to as noble metals) resist combining with other chemicals (unlike silver) making prints made from them very stable. A platinum print will remain unchanged as long as the paper it is printed on exists."
"Platinum prints look different than any other photographic print. The response to light by the platinum emulsion is much more linear than that of silver, resulting in more even spacing of tones in the shadows and highlights... Because the liquid platinum emulsion is brushed directly onto the paper and sinks in, rather than being held captive in a thin layer of gelatin on top of the paper, the image itself has physical depth, creating a three-dimensional quality to the print. The finest platinum prints appear to have light emanating from within rather than light reflecting off of them."
Rome H. Hutchings
(763) 878-1694-home
(763) 878-1720-fax
13633 Ferman Ave. NW
Clearwater, Minnesota 55320
(763) 878-1694-home
(763) 878-1720-fax
13633 Ferman Ave. NW
Clearwater, Minnesota 55320
Wynne H. Hutchings
(831) 375-1345-home
(831) 375-3508-fax
715 Ramona Street
Monterey, California 93940
(831) 375-1345-home
(831) 375-3508-fax
715 Ramona Street
Monterey, California 93940