"Still Here" David Straight

940 x 705mm Epson Hot Press Natural 325gsm

Satellite Gallery 22 Sept-27 Oct

"Amanita muscaria" Fiona Pardington

1100 x 825mm Epson Hot Press Natural 315gsm

"Phantasma" Two Rooms 9 Sept-22 Oct

"Lactarius zonarius" Fiona Pardington

1100 x 825mm Epson Hot Press Natural 315gsm

"From the Field of Dreams" McNamara Gallery Sep 2-Sep 30

"Green Leaf Spider" Richard Killeen

Breathing Color canvas 1000 x 1000mm

"Spider" Ivan Anthony Gallery Aug 31-Sep 24

Jin Jiangbo

1000 x 750mm Epson Hot Press Natural 315gsm

"Dialogue with Nature" Starkwhite Gallery Aug 12-Sep 17  

"Aunt Nellie's Rose" Fiona Pardington

900x900mm Epson Hot Press Natural 315gsm

"Blood and Roses" Jonathan Smart Gallery  Aug 12-Sep 3

Auckland Art Fair 2011.

Opticmix is pleased to have worked with a number of artists represented at the Auckland Art Fair, these include:

     Gretchen Albrecht, Stephen Bambury, Liyen Chong, Phil Dadson, et al., Paul Hartigan, Gavin Hipkins, Sara Hughes, Jin Jiangbo, Richard Killeen, Jae Hoon Lee, Karl Maughan, Sam Mitchell, Fiona Pardington, Peter Peryer, Patrick Reynolds, Heather Straka, Roberta Thornley, Ans Westra.

 Some of the work you may see there:

"Annapurna" Jae Hoon Lee

Backlit lightbox 

"Clitocybe geotropa (back)" Fiona Pardington

Epson Hot Press Natural 325gsm

Richard Killeen

Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm

"Tracks" Gavin Hipkins

Hahnemule Photo Rag 308gsm

 Recent Work.

"Ida Valley" Tony Lane

815 x 1075mm Epson Hot Press Natural 325gsm

"澄（Clarify)" Jin Jiangbo

1 of 3 images 1160mm diameter

Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Ultrasmooth 315gsm

"Crystal City: Contemporary Asian Artists" Dowse Art Museum

16 July- 16 October 2011

"Koe Timor" Fiona Pardington

1 of 21 images 1100 x 1460mm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm

"The Pressure of Sunlight Falling" Govett Brewster Gallery June 11-August 28 2011

"Adrienne" Jan Young

1 of 6 images 500 x 645mm Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm

NKB Gallery June 7th-23rd

Portfolio printing.

Recently I have been printing portfolios of work for a number of photographers and image retouchers who want high quality examples of their work for potential clients to view. Here are a few samples of their work.

Ross Brown Photographer

Jo Bayliss  Retoucher/Photographer

Paper

Epson Hot Press Natural 315gsm.

A cotton rag paper with a warm colour and no optical brighteners in the coating this paper holds a very good saturation of ink and dense blacks

Harman Gloss FB Al  320gsm.

Another paper aimed at the fiber-based style of paper, a bright white with a gloss finish which has a large colour gamut. Some reviewers suggest the printed results are the closest they have seen to traditional silver gelatin prints. I have a 610mm roll in stock, larger width can be ordered if there is sufficient interest.

Hahnemuhle Bamboo 290gsm.

Bamboo 290 – made from 90% bamboo fibres and 10% cotton – combines image printing with
environmental friendliness. This natural warm-toned and OBA free genuine art paper offers maximum
aging resistance. It guarantees an extremely large colour gamut and a high colour density.

Ilford Galerie Gold Silk 310gsm has a slightly warm white base with a smooth silk finish which has a wide colour gamut and also prints a rich black tonal range.

Hahnemule Photo Rag Pearl 320gsm is a warm white with a satin finish which allows the rag texture to come through. With an acid-free cotton rag base and no optical brighteners in the coating this paper is one of the most stable archival papers available.This paper prints wonderfully with both colour and black and white images. 

Digital Negative.

We have been working on the production of digital negatives for clients who have an image captured digitally, but would still like to print black and white in the darkroom. A digital image is supplied, inverted and a custom curve to adjust the tone is applied. Then we print a black and white negative onto film to be used for contact printing. This allows traditional wet darkroom printing of digital images onto fiber-based paper and other stocks. Initial results have been impressive.

"Kakapo Lovers" Fiona Pardington.

24in.x19in. Fiber-based paper.