Black and White Photography

by

Paul Roark

Welcome to My Home Page

Brooklyn Bridge, Summer Rain, 2010

This classic structure speaks well for itself.

Rangefinder Magazine Article

The January 2010 issue of Rangefinder magazine has an interview with me and some of my photos. To check it out on line, click here.

Other New Photos & Prints

Impressions of NYC is a small collection of some shots I took as a tourist in New York City in July 2010.
Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite, May 2010.
Cascade Creek, Yosemite
Walt Disney Concert Hall, #1
Walt Disney Concert Hall #2

The Big Dipper, Golden Trout Photo Workshop 2009

Hubble-Monocerotis-Dunes print. As one who has long been fascinated with exploring our universe through optics, it was a great honor to meet the founder of the optical company that built the Hubble. By chance Clyde Chivens was a friend of the family. For more infomation, click here.

Gallery Los Olivos

I have a permanent display at Gallery Los Olivos, in Los Olivos, California. I am generally at the gallery from 10 - 5, the third Thursday of each month. Please feel free to stop by the Gallery on one of these days or any other time.

For information on Gallery Los Olivos, click here.

Index of Other Photos

For the Index and Thumbnails of the other photos in my internet gallery click here.

If you are interested in copies of any images on the web site, please contact me. My internet prices are the same as those through Gallery Los Olivos; so you can also order through them and use a credit card as opposed to the PayPal that I use.

Black & White Printing Information

To reach my general Index of B&W Digital Printing Information, click here.

Most of my latest black and white printing inksets and workflows use 100% carbon pigments on rag paper for B&W printing, avoiding the weaknesses inherent in having any color pigments or dyes in a B&W print. These inksets produce the most lightfast and stable inkjet images. Carbon on cotton (such as Arches un-coated watercolor paper) is probably a more archival product than the traditional silver print. On the other hand, I do also compromise when a neutral glossy print is needed. For this I now use HP's Z3100 PK. The MIS Associates carbon and HP PK I now use most make, I believe, the best, most stable B&W prints possible, and they can be user mixed to also become the most economical inksets available for Epson printers.

High Sierra Workshops at Golden Trout Camp

Every summer the non-profit Golden Trout Workshop group hosts 3 one-week sessions at the historic old, 10,000 ft. elevation Golden Trout camp in the southern High Sierra. Two sessions are oriented toward natural history and one for photography, in particular B&W, but color photographers are, of course, welcomed.

To see more photos of the area and learn about the photo workshop, click here.

For more information about the Golden Tout Camp Workshops, in general, including the natural history sessions, click here. And if you have any questions, or need further information about these workshops, contact me.

Other Notes

For the outline and URLs used in the 8-30-2010 SB Arts talk, click here.

For the URLs used in the Channel City Camera Club talk, click here.

Contact

If you have any comments or questions, or are interested in copies of any of my images, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for visiting my humble website.

Paul Roark
Solvang, CA, USA
www.PaulRoark.com