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| Occassionally there may be a predetermined idea, at the least a hint of what is to come... |
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| In the quiet time of darkness, while the stars shine, I relax and play, experiment, have fun with the vast possibilities of PhotoShop, available plug-ins, perhaps even other software. |
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| Many of these procedures have been carried over in electronic form to reward the artist with a new "set of oils", faster and more expedient than having to mix and bring liquid chemistry to proper temperatures. I now wait only for the program that adds the aroma of the beloved stop bath. | |
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Deep into the early morning hours when the editing and tweaking of the daily work is done, imagination and creativity creeps in and scuttles about the workroom. |
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| many times, not. |
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| The days of the darkroom, varying filter packs, exposures, tilting the easel, delving into new developing baths are sadly gone. | |