Lumen Prints
2011
Photography, Visual Arts, Fine Arts
Lumen Prints is a project that is the result of a photographer finding his way out of the hectic world of digital photography.
- Lumen Prints
- Lumen Prints is a project that is the result of a photographer finding his way out of the hectic world of digital photography.I woke up one day and found myself chasing the latest equipment and techniques. That is when realized I was on the wrong path. I looked for various outlets of my photographic visions and found lumen photography. Dating back to the 1800’s and the roots of modern photography, Lumen Prints is a process that enabled me to work directly with nature and explore composition and color. Using natural objects I attained stunning images from nature by placing organic objects on top ofphotosensitive paper and exposing it in direct sunlight for various lengths of time, from 30 minutes to 3 days. The exposures themselves taught me patience and the process of adding different elements and interacting with my photo as it exposed was a natural progression in the project. I explored with adding water and shadows to the plants and papers before and during the exposure. The results are photographs that required no camera let alone the latest digital obsession.-Justin Thor SimensonImagination Included Photography
- lu·men: a unit of luminous flux, a measureof the power of light perceived bythe human eye.print: a mark made by pressure, a visibleimpression on a surface.
- The images that follow are photographs of the final product; a 5x7 laser print on 100% cotton paper floated above an 8x10 art board. They are currently for sale and on display at Bright Rain Gallery in Old Town Albuquerque, New Mexico.
- Your fridge can also find the love of my Lumen Prints. I have created magnets (they are about the size of half of a business card). They are available at The Octopus and the Fox in Albuquerque, NM.
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The Desert Rain Collection is the second collection of a long term project called W A T E R. With this project I will be focusing on the many different ways that water appears in New Mexico.Photography2012 -
The Mountain Snow Collection is the beginning of a long term project called W A T E R. With this project I will be focusing on the many different ways that water appears in New Mexico.Photography2012 -
Mango Peach MiO dripped into water simulating explosions and fire.Photography2011 -
In memory of Mark Allen Simenson.Photography, Poetry2011 -
Man's relationship with the moon is one that is full of mystery and wonder. With this series I explored that relashionship by following the moon through it's cycle several times. Then two amazing events happened, first a full lunar eclipse then second a large Super Perigee moon. These two events changed my vision on what was possible with a "cheap" "entry" level DSLR.Photography2011 -
Solargraphy is the process of setting a pinhole camera facing south and exposing it for long periods of time. These range from 3 to 6 months.Fine Arts2011 -
A project that makes light the subject of the photographs.Photography2011 -
Documenting Albuquerque artists in their studios as they make their art.Photography, Documentary2011 -
Walls That Talk is a project that takes me into the lives of ordinary people in hopes to share their stories and dreams with the rest of my community.Photography, Documentary2011 -
ABQcommuters is a long term project that is focused on documenting Albuquerque's commuters.Photography, Documentary2011
