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I Take Photographs On Paper
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I Take Photographs On Paper

Nolan Streitberger
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My process of photography varies from digital to film. But one of my favorite ways of taking photographs is on paper.

I have been shooting large format for several years, but just recently began shooting photos on darkroom print paper and I love it! This medium of photography offers a look that is hard to achieve any other way. The images have lots of depth and contrast yet retain a full spectrum of grey tones.

I find that this process creates its own ingredients of mood and depth to add to my images.

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    Images are made on fiber based silver gelatin photo negative paper. I hand cut the paper to fit into the film holders.

    Once the image is made, I take the film holder to my darkroom and develop the photograph the same way I make prints from film. This gives me a negative on paper which I scan and invert in Photoshop.

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    Nolan Streitberger

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    I am an artist living in Albany, Oregon working in the medium of photography. I first learned photography while attending Oregon State University's JumpstART program, a pre-college of the arts for high school students. I utilize digital photography, film, and alternative process - shooting with darkroom paper, ortho litho film, and currently wet plate collodion with antique large format view cameras. I am a 2023 Critical Mass Finalist and my work has been selected for recognition by the Smithsonian Photography Awards and the Palm Springs Photo Festival. My work has also been featured with Der Spiegel, Bento, ZEITjUNG, Flavorwire, and Edge of Humanity Magazine. I have been exhibited at Blue Sky Gallery in Portland Oregon, PhotoPlace Gallery's online show, The Curated Fridge, and LoosenArt in Millepiani Gallery in Rome Italy.

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    Nolan Streitberger

    Nolan Streitberger

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    I am an artist living in Albany, Oregon working in the medium of photography. I first learned photography while attending Oregon State University's JumpstART program, a pre-college of the arts for high school students. I utilize digital photography, film, and alternative process - shooting with darkroom paper, ortho litho film, and currently wet plate collodion with antique large format view cameras. I am a 2023 Critical Mass Finalist and my work has been selected for recognition by the Smithsonian Photography Awards and the Palm Springs Photo Festival. My work has also been featured with Der Spiegel, Bento, ZEITjUNG, Flavorwire, and Edge of Humanity Magazine. I have been exhibited at Blue Sky Gallery in Portland Oregon, PhotoPlace Gallery's online show, The Curated Fridge, and LoosenArt in Millepiani Gallery in Rome Italy.

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very cool, but the only pic that's good was the old man portrait . you sure you're a pro?

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very cool, but the only pic that's good was the old man portrait . you sure you're a pro?

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