Alan Richards
Photography Gear:
Nikon 
|
|
My interest in photography grew from watching my father develop enlargements during the Great Depression. He had scratch built an enlarger from scrap plywood, purchasing only the lens and bellows. As a child, it was fascinating to watch the pictures emerge during the development procedure.
When I was fifteen, I received an Argus Model 21, an American made (Ann Arbor, MI) 35mm camera. World War II was over and film was readily available. The small commercial prints weren't satisfying, and within a year, I was making my own enlargements with a Federal enlarger.
Over the years, I've tried other formats (2 1/4, 4x5 even) but the bulk of my negatives were 35mm. All that changed when I attended the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 2001 saw the Olmpus digital single lens reflex. Since that time, the bulk of my work has been digital, and I now use a Nikon SLR and an Epson printer. All of my work is processed in Photoshop.
I have had multiple exhibits at the McHenry Museum and Mistlin Art Gallery.
Alan Richards, 2011
When I was fifteen, I received an Argus Model 21, an American made (Ann Arbor, MI) 35mm camera. World War II was over and film was readily available. The small commercial prints weren't satisfying, and within a year, I was making my own enlargements with a Federal enlarger.
Over the years, I've tried other formats (2 1/4, 4x5 even) but the bulk of my negatives were 35mm. All that changed when I attended the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 2001 saw the Olmpus digital single lens reflex. Since that time, the bulk of my work has been digital, and I now use a Nikon SLR and an Epson printer. All of my work is processed in Photoshop.
I have had multiple exhibits at the McHenry Museum and Mistlin Art Gallery.
Alan Richards, 2011