Breath-taking Cloud Photographs (Great) and Breath-taking Wild Flower Photographs (Small)
paired together resonate with a natural harmony duet (Great & Small)
Frequently Asked Questions About Gregg's Art
- Q: What kind of camera do you shoot with?
- A: I shoot with Nikon 35 mm film camera bodies.
- Q: What lenses do you shoot with?
- A: I shoot with a Nikon Wide Angle Zoom Lens, a Nikon Telephoto Zoom Lens, a Nikon Macro Lens, and a Nikon 50 mm Lens. Nikon lenses are outstanding lenses for quality format rendition.
- Q: What kind of film do you shoot with?
- A: Fujichrome slide film gives a vibrant, distinctive, well saturated, pleasing color rendition.
- Q: How are slides used in computer software programs?
- A: Machines digitize slides for a specific file size you want to print them to. Bigger prints require files digitized to a larger size.
- Q: How does using digitized files compare with using the classic darkroom?
- A: Slides digitized for larger size prints maintain all their minute details. Digitized slides can be expanded with distinct clarity far past what can be accomplished in a traditional dark room. Digitized files for particular printing sizes are a blessing for 35 mm slides.
- Q: How do you shoot the cloud photographs?
- A: They are tripod shots with a cable release.
- Q: How do you expose the cloud photographs?
- A: The lenses are stopped down and long exposures are used. This provides deep, strong, striking color saturations.
- Q: How long an exposure did you use with the cloud photographs?
- A: A lot of exposures ran 2 to 5 seconds.
- Q: How do you shoot the wild flower photographs?
- A: Most of them are tripod shots with a cable release.
- Q: How do you expose the wild flower photographs?
- A: I find and photograph for lighting where the wild flower is highlighted against a darker background.
- Q: Will you produce more prints for My Father’s Great & His Small Photography Series?
- A: Yes. These 16 prints are Series 1. Additional Series will be added over time. There is an abundant supply from which to pick clouds and wild flowers and blend them together.