Time Zero
Polaroid Time Zero Manipulation
In 2002, when it became obvious that film photography was to become replaced with digital technology, I retaliated by picking up an SX70 Polaroid camera and loads of Time Zero film to make one-of-a-kind photographs. The people at Urban Dish, the restaurant just below my studio, saw my work, commissioned a piece and offered to let me hang my series there. It was during that show when a member of The Artists' Gallery in Frederick, asked if I would show the group my work to be considered as a member of the gallery. I obliged and was made a member of the gallery!
A few prints and originals are still available for purchase.
In this process, while the emulsion slowly hardened I directly manipulated parts of the film with a stylus to create the half photo/half painterly effect. It is now 2023 and photos I still have show no signs of yellowing or fading.
Diner, Piseco, NY
Three Apples
Footbridge, Baker Park, Frederick, MD
Balance
Court House, Frederick, MD
Covered Bridge, Baker Park, Frederick, MD
Dried Roses
West Virginia Farm Road
Fire Escape, Hood College, Frederick, MD
Firestones Restaurant, Frederick, MD
Farmstand
Gone Fish'en
Have a Nice Day!
Bike and Townhouse, Frederick, MD
Mannequin
Alleyway, Frederick MD
Maxwell Alley, Frederick MD
Rooftops, Frederick, MD
Third St, Frederick, MD
The Way, Olivet Cemetery, Frederick MD
Portal, Urbana, MD
Autumn Colors
Spring! Culler Lake, Frederick, MD
In The Street Festival, Frederick, MD
Fall Day, Baker Park, Frederick, MD
Staley's VW Lot, Frederick, MD
Stronghold Mansion, Dickerson, MD
Union Mills, Frederick, MD
Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, MD
Urban Dish, Frederick, MD
Joanie's Warehouse, Frederick, MD
