Artist statement:
As a photographer, I work to capture truth.
With the ability to see life in all its glorious contrast, I am able to feel the emotion in the subjects’ eyes and body language – and therefore bring it forth in my images.
This image was captured in a lake in the countryside of the Sunshine Coast. The twins stood by each other and Ebony looked directly into the lens. Her sister Jade looked to the side.
The focus is on Ebony’s mysterious eyes, while Jade’s thoughts wander as she peers into the distance. Their pale skin merges with the colour of the waters reflection surrounding them – creating a unity with the lake.
Also known as Giclee prints or bubble-jet prints, pigment ink-jet prints are generated by computer printers from digital or scanned files using dye-based or pigment-based inks. A series of nozzles spray tiny droplets of ink onto the paper surface in a precise pattern that corresponds to the digital image file. In dye-based prints the ink soaks into the paper, whereas in pigment-based prints the ink rests and dries on top of the paper surface.
Whilst the term is broad, pigment ink-jet prints have come to be associated with prints produced on fine art papers. They are the most versatile and archival method of printing available to photographers today. A wide variety of material on which an image can be printed with such inks are available, including various textures and finishes such as matte photo paper, watercolour paper, cotton canvas or pre-coated canvas.
