People liked my manipulations, but kept asking me to see "the real photographs." And I decided that it would be a useful cred to earn.
Armed with a new camera and allied with a new model, these images inspired new development techniques, as I became obsessed with emulating gorgeous film quality in large luxurious prints.
This series established my typical working sizes of 20 to 30" on the long sides.
© Thorne Owenly
