The Most Beautiful Photography Book I've Ever Seen

[Bill_1856]

THIS LAND, An American Portrait, by Jack Spencer.
After ordering this book months ago, and frankly forgot all about it, suddenly Amazon shipped it, and they even cut the price from $45 down to $23.
I was not familiar with Jack Spencer, and Googling doesn't bring up any personal information other than he was born in Mississippi in 1951 and practices his craft in Nashville, Tennessee.
His method of working is certainly not obvious to me -- he could be shooting anything from 35mm to ULF, although there are some hints from images including what appears to be the edges of Polaroid 55. Does anybody out there in LF land have any more information?

[Randy]

Just looking at a few of the images, they look like some stuff I have done in Photoshop - like the Polaroid 55 border and other textured borders to make it look almost like a print from an old glass plate negative - I have done that in PS, but don't know if that is what he has employed, but from what I have seen I would guess heavily manipulated digital images...just a guess.

[seezee]

Just looking at a few of the images, they look like some stuff I have done in Photoshop - like the Polaroid 55 border and other textured borders to make it look almost like a print from an old glass plate negative - I have done that in PS, but don't know if that is what he has employed, but from what I have seen I would guess heavily manipulated digital images...just a guess.

See my previous post on this thread.

[Bill_1856]

http://lenscratch.com/2016/07/jack-s...t-tennessee-4/

[seezee]

http://lenscratch.com/2016/07/jack-s...t-tennessee-4/

He's been featured twice on Lenscratch. As to whether he shoots film or digital, I think this quote should answer that question:

His precisely crafted prints are the result of an exceptional vision, original darkroom technique and an extraordinary sense of story.

[johnmsanderson]

As to whether he shoots film or digital, I think this quote should answer that question:

haha!

[Ken Lee]

Art: If you like it, you like it.

[Alan Gales]

Art: If you like it, you like it.

Awww, Ken. You are just trying to justify your dogs playing poker painting.

[Ken Lee]

Awww, Ken. You are just trying to justify your dogs playing poker painting.

Excellent !

[Alan Gales]

Excellent !

Ken, I have to admit that when I was a kid I did have a Tiger in the jungle velvet black light poster hanging on my bedroom door. Awww, but those were the 70's!