"God is in the details."

- Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1959

Trained as an architect, we are taught that the relationships between solid and void, figure and ground, light and shadow all have a profound impact on how we interact with the environment that surround us.  This training has affected how I view the world.

I incorporate architectural elements into many of my photographs.  They are an inevitable part of the world we live in, yet many times we take our surroundings for granted.  In my photographs I offer a different viewpoint and shed light on the details that may be overlooked as we go about our daily lives.

“It is not the destination that makes the journey worthwhile.”

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I prefer film over digital processes to capture a photograph. In an age of instant feedback the use of film gives me time to concentrate on the details and subtle nuances of the subjects I choose to photograph.  I believe modern negative and transparency films still offer superior image quality over digital images.

I study a subject extensively before even picking up the camera. Scouting a potential image can take hours or even days, returning several times, looking for just the right composition and lighting conditions.  For me, this exploration is as important as the photograph itself.

My negatives and transparencies are scanned and processed  using a variety of imaging software.  I only use these tools for cropping and making corrections for color, brightness and contrast, much like traditional darkroom techniques.  The final images are then printed as a traditional C-type prints.  All of my images are printed on archival media.

In the end it may be a little more difficult and costly to use film, but for me creating an image is as much about the process as it is about the finished print.

Jeff Weber, 2007

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