Chris brings a signature hands-on approach to photo retouching that creates a beautiful, truly unique finished work. Go behind the scenes to discover his technique in a series of time-lapse videos featuring popular original prints.
Waiting on a Friend
Anonymous woman in Chelsea, New York City. Also available in black and white.
just b/w as well.
Cloud Tanks
Watch as Chris removes areas of color that distract from the finished print.
Mission Range from Pablo
Notice the skillful top-down method Chris uses on this print to avoid smudging. Later, he revisits this work to fill in between the trees.
Corrugation
“As I photographed this abandoned structure near Garrison junction, a man approached to ask if I was ‘from the State.’ I didn’t quite understand his question, so I simply said I was taking a photograph. That seemed to satisfy his curiosity.” Here, Chris colors half of the print to let the alkali stand out.