Robert and Shana Parkharrison
Posted by: Michael Broderick
This photographer combo is by far my favorite. Their enhanced multimedia techniques create truly captivating photos that speak for themselves but also allow room for interpretation.
“Robert Parke-Harrison and his lovely wife use old turn of the century printing techniques. They start with paper negatives, manually stitch them together ala Jerry Ulseman, wash them in special baths, and tone them using various home made toners, and many different techniques including making their own scenes. He is the photographer and she is the set designer. Old turn of the century printing techniques are employed to give the work that pictorialist look. I have met and talked with them at Mopa here in San Diego about their work and techniques. Incredibly interesting. All of their work is done as one of a kind artwork (the originals cost quite a bit like in the tens of thousands of dollars) and prints are made from the original which is normally very large. There is absolutely no digital work done.”
February 8th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
wow, i watched this like 5 times. Not only are the pictures speaking volumes about the photographer, but the amount of captured culture associated with it. That just made my day michael, Thanks.