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Angel in store

I have housed and cased the Angel plate which is now in my online store. All of the portraits in the current Reflecting mana exhibit are available through my dealer gallery.

Angelic

I have made a few of attempts at this scene but a couple of recent conversations with other contemporary daguerreotypists and with a improvement I made to my polishing technique, my proficiency with the process has reached a new level.

Fountain

Sunday in some formal gardens yielded this 1/3 plate. The 52 second exposure calmed the motion of the water and left passersby unseen.

NZ Portrait Gallery

This recent portrait is for an exhibit I’m having at the NZ Portrait Gallery from Nov14th till Feb 10th.

Robert’s portrait cased

Exhibit – Reflecting Mana

Recently installed at my dealer gallery is the first in a series of portraits of Maori from the Tainui iwi (tribe). The display cabinets are the latest incarnation of my design where the lighting (cold light leds) is from the side to go with the horizon orientated buffing strokes on the plates. The underside of [...]

Taonga

The mid winter skies were blue and full of UV today, which helped make for an exceptional portrait, the plate is a very strong one and I’m pleased to say my best yet.