Tom creates painterly photographic images of the wilderness landscape using film capture and the digital darkroom. He feels a meditative stillness when in the wilderness away from human distractions. The goal with his work is to express his deep spiritual connection with nature that has not been spoiled by human presence.
After capture, Tom scans the processed film into a high resolution digital image. The "digital darkroom" of Photoshop enables him to achieve his visualized end result using techniques analogous to those used in a traditional darkroom, but with more control. The image captured on film is enhanced using digital techniques, or the limitations of capture are overcome using techniques such as high dynamic range imaging, but nothing is created digitally that wasn’t already in the landscape. The resulting fine art photographic prints are output using an archival Giclee printing process.
Currently, Tom’s work is exhibited and sold through galleries, art centers, retail shops and other outlets. He has recently participated in portfolio reviews and national workshops. As a result, Tom’s work has taken new directions. A major new direction is the development of a fine art series using image formats other than the traditional 8x10 to express the subject and intended feeling of the image. Zen-like stillness is expressed through the 8 x 8 inch square and 13 x 5 ¾ inch images. The “long” format is not panoramic, but is cropped from the standard 35mm format. Images from the present exhibit are from the series entitled “Stillness”. Tom has started another fine art series entitled “Patterns of Light”, although this series is in its infancy.
