THE PHOTOGRAPHS:

Only the most pioneering and cutting edge capture, development and print processes are used in the Mark Metternich fine art photography collection. Images are interpreted, processed and color corrected in the digital darkroom, predominantly in the Raw converter Adobe Lightroom CC.

The images in the collection have been captured on a wide variety of cameras and equipment including (but not limited to):

*Top end 35mm DSLR's (Sony, Canon and Nikon)

*Hasselblad - 80, 60, 50, and 40 Medium Format Digital SLR Camera

Though I routinely render my images within the general parameters of popular vivid/contrasty slide films that have been used for decades in landscape photography (such as the beloved Fuji-chrome Velvia) as well as with some "old school" traditional darkroom-like techniques (fine tuned color/tone correction by subtle Dodging, Burning, Contrast Masking, Unsharp Masking...) I do not, in any way, consider this norm either "manipulation" or "Photo-shopping" (faking photos) often extremely ambiguous terms used to over-simplistically discount photography.

With the exception of an occasional artistic liberty the unusual moments of "wild light" captured in the collection are NOT digital creations.

No unnatural color filtration, or color lens filters are used in the development of these photographs.

Waiting for many hours, days, or even sometimes years for just the right light is the foundational method employed.


Current Camera Gear:

2 Sony A7R2's
Canon EF 11-24mm f/4L USM Lens
Voigtlander Heliar-Hyper Wide 10mm f/5.6
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L
Canon EF 2.0X III Telephoto Extender

Tripods:
Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 055 Carbon Fiber
Manfrotto BeFree Compact Travel Carbon Fiber Tripod

Note: I am convinced that the clamp lock tripods (as opposed to the twist type) are much more reliable overall in tough, continuous and rigorous shooting conditions.