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I’ve been working on this project for a while and can’t seem to make it work.

Late last Spring I went to the Conservatory Gardens in Central Park to shoot the

dying tulips. The photograghs are adequate but they don’t have that spark I was hoping for.

I’ve contemplated printing them B/W as well as Gum Bichromate, even desaturating them

and adding grain. I’m open to suggestions, currently I’m at a loss.

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Last year about this time I started experimenting with Gum Bichromate Printing. I wanted a new subject to focus on since the process was also new to me. I struck upon the idea of going to my son’s pre-school and taking portraits of him and his calssmates. I didn’t want a traditional “all smiles” look to them, especially since at that age the kids were conditioned to smile anytime a camera was pointed at them. I wouldn’t say I was mean or rude but I intentionally wanted them to feel slightly uncomfortable. By enlarge this approach worked, except notably for my son (bottom Photo) who  was so excited my being there he couldn’t stop smiling. I’ve include just a few of the portraits I took that day.