"I started out in photography at the age of 50. I bought a camera, on a whim and challenged myself to learn to use it.
I shot a few rolls of black and white film. It was suggested that I take a darkroom class and so I did. The first time I put a blank white piece of photo paper in the developer and an image began to appear, I knew this was it. Magic! I was hooked.
For many years, I shot only in black and white."
'Teatro', ( couple ) archival pigment print, 36 x 36 inches
"In the early 2000's I moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. Looking for a darkroom, I was directed to the Community College of Southern Nevada. The college had just finished building a brand new 'communications' wing, complete with classrooms equipped with brand new Mac computers. I used the darkroom and avoided digital photography.
One day the head of the photo department loaned me a digital camera to use over the following summer. I shot a lot of photos with that camera... which of course, pushed me into a digital darkroom.
I had no computer experience and found the whole process frustrating and close to impossible! It took quite awhile to learn Photoshop.
I persevered and found the digital darkroom experience mind expanding. It enables so many things; color work, composites, low light photography and more!
Today, I shoot only digital.
WORDS
"I work in Photoshop and print my own test prints. The Icon Photo Lab, in Los Angeles, prints my larger work. All photographs are printed archival, on a Sommerset Velvet Fine Art Paper."
HORSES
'Bowling', archival pigment print, 24 x 24 inches
POOL
POLOROID
"The polaroid series was shot with a Polaroid Land Camera, an instant camera. In the heat ( on the hood of a car for instance ) using a toothpick as a tool, I am able to manipulate the image as soon as it comes out of the camera, as if to imitate a painting. Unfortunately, the Polaroid camera no longer exists today. It is so sad."
'Hot Dog Stand' manipulated polaroid, 11 x 11 inches All prints can be made up to 16 x 16 inches.
CHANEL
"The Chanel Series started as ink and watercolor drawings. I then photographed them, scanned them into my computer and manipulated the colors further."
'Chanel with Purple Aqua Neck', ink, watercolor, photographed and manipulated on paper, 11 x 11 inches
All prints can be printed up to 16 x 16 inches
Bianca Dorso
Instagram: @biancadorso
