About ELM Photography

Operated by Ed and Linda Morris of Richmond, Virginia, ELM Photography markets Ed's award-winning landscape, scenic, and model railroad photography at art shows and through publications. Ed's model railroad photography has appeared in Finescale Railroader, Rail Magazine, Model Railroader, and in Walthers' annual Big Trains Craft Reference Manuals since 1999.

HOW WE MAKE OUR PRINTS…

The bold, vivid colors and fine detail you see in our prints is a result of technology, technique, experience, and the art of print-making. Each print begins as a 35mm transparency or high resolution digital image. Images captured on film are generally shot on Fuji Velvia slide film, which is noted for its vivid, saturated color palette, high contrast, fine grain, and high resolution. Slides selected for publication are scanned to hard disk using a Nikon film scanner. We use a variety of Nikon film and digital cameras and lenses for our photography.

For most images, we try to create a print that expresses as much as possible what we saw and felt when the image was created. In almost twenty years of traditional darkroom printing experience with Cibachrome and black & white processes, we employed many techniques to create artistic photographic images. Today, Epson professional media and inks allow us to use the same techniques to create high quality ink jet prints that will last longer than most photographs without the health and environmental hazards of a chemical darkroom.

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