Joel Anderson Handcrafted Fine Art Photographs: Recently Added Galleries and Collections

Structures from Around the World

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Newest Work: Azotypes

joel@joelandersonphoto.com (Joel Anderson Handcrafted Fine Art Photographs) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:34:18 GMT

AzoType Photographic Prints

My Azotypes are crafted using a hand-built 8x16" view camera made by Richard Phillips, one of the last master camera builders. The ultra-large format camera uses 8x16" sheets of film which results in a huge negative with great detail. I don't crop or manipulate the image; it is made 'as is' in the camera itself.

The entire printing process is done by hand, one sheet at a time. Using my wet darkroom and traditional techniques I first develop each sheet of film and then make a contact print. That’s where the process differs. Most film photographs are made by enlarging the small film image which gives a big print but an inevitable loss of some detail. A contact print is made by meticulously placing the film directly against the paper which gives instead a pure representation of all the tone, sharpness and depth that was captured in the camera.

Fine-art photographers have long valued contact prints because this method reveals the otherwise hidden range of grays and shadow gradation with all the texture and dimension intact. To further take advantage of this I print using a rare silver chloride paper which is made specifically for contact printing.

Edward Weston and other classic landscape photographers used this same type of paper for their contact prints. The paper was created originally over a hundred years ago and was made by Kodak under the name Azo until it was discontinued a few years ago. At that point a tiny artisanal company called Lodima took up the cause and revived the paper formula to meet the needs of those photographers still making fine art contact prints.

This paper is a labor of love both for Lodima and for the photographers. The paper is finicky to make and is done only in small batches so availability is never guaranteed. It’s also very expensive. Why bother? Well, the results are worth it: the paper brings out every subtle tone and detail allowed by the ultra-large format film and the contact print.

I’m using Nurre Caxton’s EcoCare Blackwood frames for the Azotypes. These use wood harvested from carefully managed sustainable forests and for every tree used another is planted. The frames are finished using organic, water-based stains which have minimal environmental impact.

Animals

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Mysterious Places

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Sunny Places

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Art Show Schedule

joel@joelandersonphoto.com (Joel Anderson Handcrafted Fine Art Photographs) — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 21:34:49 GMT

2010 Art Show Schedule

SEPTEMBER 3-6 2010
Long's Park Art Festival
Lancaster, PA
www.longspark.org
booth 169-170

SEPTEMBER 10-12 2010
Saint Louis Art Fair
Clayton, Missouri
www.culturalfestivals.com
booth #615

SEPTEMBER 18-19 2010
Riverwalk Fine Art Fair, Naperville, IL
http://www.napervilleartleague.com/riverwalkfair.htm
booth #137

SEPTEMBER 25-26 2010
Peoria Fine Art Fair, Peoria IL
http://www.peoriafineartfair.com
booth #41

OCTOBER 9-10 2010
Crozet Arts & Crafts Festival
Crozet, Virginia
booth TBA

OCTOBER 16-17 2010
Bethesda Row Arts Festival
Bethesda MD
booth TBA

NOVEMBER 5-6 2010
Bel Air, MD

that's it for 2010! 2011 will be added in January

2010 Art Show Schedule Archive

APRIL 8-11 2010
Main Street Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas

APRIL 16-18 2010
Atlanta Dogwood Festival, Atlanta, Georgia

MAY 1-2 2010
Arts in the Park, Richmond, Virginia

MAY 8-9 2010
Bethesda Fine Arts Festival, Bethesda, Maryland

MAY 28-31 2010
Patriot-News ArtsFest, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

JUNE 19-20 2010
Arts Alive, Ocean City, Maryland

JUNE 26-27 2010
Manayunk Arts Festival

JULY 8-11 2010
Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts
State College, PA

JULY 21-24 2010
State Street Area Art Fair
Ann Arbor, Michigan

AUGUST 7-8 2010
Uptown Art Fair
Minneapolis, MN

AUGUST 14-15 2010
Eagles Mere 40th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival

AUGUST 21-22 2010
Mount Gretna Outdoor Arts Festival

Slideshow Gallery

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Farmscapes

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Odd Things

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Old Forests

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Florida in Sepia

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