About The Artist:
R.L. McCowan
R.L.McCowan (Mac) is a veteran American commercial photographer and master printer of black and white pictures. His prints including the black and white Carbro prints are displayed in museums and galleries the world over. Mac started with a Sears home photo kit when he was a teenager. From there, he spent four years with the U.S. Air Force, the Art Center School in California, and ten years freelance in Europe: France, Germany, Sweden, England,...
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About The Medium:
Gelatin Silver Print
The most common photographic printing process, introduced in the 1880s. These prints are made with silver halides suspended in a layer of gelatin on fibre based paper. They are developed using the three-bath chemistry of developer, stop, and fixer, and can be chemically toned to alter the finished look of the print.