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Fine Art Prints

Each of the images in the galleries is available as a fine art photographic print. Many print sizes are available, from 4x6" up to wall size, depending on original image dimensions. All are archival quality, produced using the latest digital printmaking technologies. Mark creates the digital master and oversees the printing process of each image, with the goal of accurately reproducing a scene, the way he saw it in the field at the time he photographed it. We offer two types of prints, Fuji Crystal Archive prints produced on a LightJet 5000, and, ink jet prints from an Epson Stylus Photo 1270 printer. See below for details.

You can place an order on-line using our Order Form, or you can e-mail or call us with your order. We will promptly contact you to confirm the order and provide an estimated delivery date.

The Fine Print Process:

For fine art photographic prints, digital printmaking has become the new standard of quality. Digital scanning and printing technologies allow photographers to fine-tune colors and tonal range, and dodge and burn areas of a photograph with greater ease and accuracy than even Ansel Adams did in his traditional darkroom, surpassing traditional printing in quality and longevity. With proper color calibration and ICC color profiles matched to the output printing device, photographers previously unfamiliar with color printmaking now achieve the print quality of master printmakers. The prints exhibit incredible vibrancy with richly saturated colors, great depth, edge-to-edge sharpness, and a range of tones matched only by the original. Since printing is done by color lasers controlled by digital code, multiple prints of an image will match exactly, regardless of size. And, unlike traditional printing, where colors and contrast flatten and grain increases with enlargement, the radiance of a 30 x 40" digital print will match that of an 8 x 10" print. Little or no graininess is introduced during enlargement.

Mark uses 35mm, 6x7cm medium format, 4x5" large format, and 6x17cm panoramic format cameras, and a 6-megapixel Nikon D70 digital camera. His medium, large and panoramic format images are wet-mounted and scanned on a commercial service bureau's high-resolution drum scanner. 35mm images are scanned either with this or a film scanner. The resulting digital files are stored on CD's and imported into his digital darkroom, Adobe Photoshop, on either a Macintosh G3 or iBook computer. Mark uses ICC color profiles to accurately manage color within each image. Once a master digital file has been created, it is printed in-house or sent to a commercial lab for printing on a Cymbolic LightJet 5000, the highest quality printing device available. It uses color lasers to expose Fuji Crystal Archive paper. This paper exhibits the best color fidelity and tonal range of any currently available. Under normal viewing conditions the prints will retain their brilliance for over 100 years before noticeable fading or color shifting. That's about four times longer than present Kodak papers. Mark also produces true photo quality prints up to 12 x 44" on an Epson Stylus Photo 1270 printer in his studio. He uses archival paper with longevity rated at about 20 years. We offer these prints as a less expensive alternative to the LightJet prints.

Matting & Framing:

Signed prints may be purchased double-matted and framed. We use only conservation quality matting and framing materials for years of vibrant display. Prints are typically double matted using acid-free white ragboard. Custom mat colors that complement the colors within a print or that match your decor are also available. Please inquire for details. We use Nielsen anodized metal and hardwood frames. You can select whichever suits your taste.

I'm often amazed as I review my work that some photographs strike me more strongly now than I remember when I shot them. Often many looks later, I see little nuances or subtle gradations in tone or color which grow on me and deepen my appreciation for not only the photograph, but for Nature itself. This attribute seems to be prevalent in my most enticing images.

MARK BOWIE