Skipping Stones Like Daddy, Tacoma’s Ruston Way, 2018, Today's Coolphoto 10/21/2019
Format Archival Pigment:: Edition 15 :: Size 11x9 :: Signed :: $250. ©2019 Christopher Petrich
In late Winter, on the cusp of Spring, the sun rises high enough in the sky to invite people to crawl out and go to the beach. The miles long public shore along Commencement Bay, the shore that stood enormous lumber mills and warehouses a few decades ago, now hosts cozy shingle beaches.
The rocks at the water have some prime world-class skippers. What Dad can resist showing off to his little boy, while teaching him the fun of the rock skip, of choosing the right stone and throwing it just so, and watching close to see if you can get it to bounce off the water three, five, or even ten times before it sinks.
It’s a skill handed down from father to son and daughter, a singular ritual of childhood renewed every Spring, and performed throughout Summer and into Fall, along the shores of Puget Sound.
Skipping Stones Like Daddy, Tacoma’s Ruston Way, 2018, Today's Coolphoto 10/21/2019
Format Archival Pigment:: Edition 15 :: Size 11x9 :: Signed :: $250. ©2019 Christopher Petrich
Vintage prints are made within a year of the photographs create date. My usual practice is to print within a few days or weeks of exposure. What you see is a scan of the actual print that is for sale. Price does not include shipping or taxes.
Please note that vintage prints are imperfect. They’re old, after all. If you’re worried about it, bring it up. I’ll do my best to answer your questions.
Vintage - When I print the photograph within a year of the original exposure, that becomes a Vintage Print.
Archival Pigment - When I print in my studio using computer technology with pigmented inks on acid and lignin free paper, I call that an Archival Pigment Print.
Silver - When I print in my darkroom on gelatin silver paper, that is a Silver Print. These prints are double weight on a cotton fiber base.
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