The creation of a new perspective, an approach filled with soul, and a desire for perfection. The execution would be found in the black and white medium. Black and white is a true interpretation of the capture, it invokes feelings and thought. The work would pay respect to the pioneers of black and white photography and produce a printed image suitable for any collection.
The Art
In order to achieve the vision, the final image must be created using the best black and white printing option available. Utilizing 7 black and white inks, the use of a technique called Piezography is used to create maximum dynamic range and tonality with each production. Andrew has been a student of Piezgraphy for over 5 years, learning how to adjust the tonal curves & application of ink to either warm or cool and image. Each piece is personally framed, matted by Andrew Branning to ensure the highest quality.
Andrew uses multiple camera systems depending on the situation, from Leica, Nikon & Sony Mirrorless.
Piezography Printing
Technical Data
Unsurpassed Dmax
When dMax is measured, it is generally communicated in terms of “Density”. When measuring matte blacks this is fairly straightforward. On Hahnemule Photo Rag paper, the new Piezography Pro Ultra HD matte black ink produces a density of 1.84 which is significantly darker than the Epson 9900 matte black (1.65) or the latest Epson P-800 matte black (1.75). Ultra HD is the darkest matte black ink on Earth!
When measuring photo blacks, density values are (often) arbitrarily calculated from the more scientifically standard “Luminance” values given by all of the various machines that measure reflected light. Luminance is the percentage of light reflected from a print. The conversion from Luminance to Density when it nears 3.0 is not exactly standard from one company to another, so each time a printer/ink company claims a certain density milestone (say Epson’s claim of 2.84 on Ultra Premium Glossy paper), it’s important to do the actual testing based on the more truthful Luminance standard. This way apples are not compared to oranges. We happen to have a brand-new Epson SureColor P800 in our R&D lab and we decided to test our new Piezography Pro ink against Epson inks using an older 3880 printer filled with Piezography Pro inks. (credit piezography.com)
Blending
Piezography Pro utilizes two inksets: warm and cool. These finely balanced ink hues make neutral when combined together at certain percentages enabling very creative control of the warm, neutral, and cool axis. Up to one million unique toning combinations can be achieved all from a single printer.
Paper
The naturally acid-free and lignin-free paper oers an expanded color gamut, natural contrast, and high ink load that is compatible with both dye and pigment inks. It lends itself to warm black and white prints as well as soft white color prints. Made in USA