All About Prints Archives - Shadows and Light

Video: Family Portrait Snapshot from Late 1920s, and Boy Wearing Lucky Lindy Aviator Cap

Fine art photographer discusses a vernacular family portrait snapshot from late 1920s or early 1930s, which shows three generations of family with a young boy wearing his "Lucky Lindy" aviator cap

Photo Paper: What is Baryta Rag?

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson discusses the specifics of baryta rag photo paper with two large prints made for a client (video)

An Early Predilection for Abandoned Buildings

This recently discovered color drugstore print shows an early preference for abandoned buildings that fully emerged in my work decades later

How I Shoot, Process, and Print My Black and White Photographs (Video)

Video shows fine art photographer Keith Dotson's entire workflow from start to finish

Real-world client prints on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth photo paper

In this video, fine art photographer Keith Dotson shows his real-world photography project for an interior design client in Charleston, South Carolina.

Three Men and a Garden: About an Antique Gelatin Silver Portrait

In this video, fine art photographer Keith Dotson examines a nice antique gelatin silver photograph from 1913

Old Family Photo Album Documents the May 1946 Flood of Elmira, New York

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson shares the first video from his new YouTube channel dedicated to discussion of antique and vintage photographs. In this video, we flip through an old family photo album that documents the May 1946 flood in Elmira, New York

About Daguerreotypes and Other Antique Photographs

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson's illustrated guide to identifying Daguerreotypes and other types of antique photographs

How Acrylic Face Mount Photo Prints Are Made

Fine art photographer Keith Dotson goes behind-the-scenes at Chromatics in Nashville to see how beautiful acrylic face mount photo prints are made.