About the Artist
My journey in photography started as a creative outlet when I was working as a paramedic and then then emergency medicine physician. For over 3 decades I have been exploring and learning about many style of photography. Abstract Macro Photography is my creative passion where chemistry, physics, and photographic arts all come together to create beautiful images. This place is about the size of two to four postage stamps. Even at that small level, nature teaches us how light bends and moves. This is a quiet peaceful place to explore and share with you.
“Healing is found in this art form as it opens the mind to new thoughts.”
About The Artist’s Vision
You are all invited to explore, learn, share, and ask questions. I find my artwork to be restorative, contemplative, and meditative. This art form opens the mind to new thoughts. Art is Air for the Mind® reflects the healing nature of my expression. Viewers are drawn in and ask about focal planes, motion, color, and the materials. Countless people online, at shows, in galleries, and those who have purchased the prints find themselves engaged with a piece of art that makes them think, ponder and escape our everyday world.
All the best for you,
Art brings us to a better place as we move beyond our normal life experiences. This is where I find joyful helping people move to a better place.
Explore this world with me. Add art to your walls and enhance your life’s experience.
Cheers,
Jim McCormick, MD
Gear
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Camera
I am a Canon devotee. Years of using their equipment makes it comfortable to use a camera that feels familiar. Currently Canon 5D Mark IV body; Canon 100mm Macro; Various extension rings and a ND Grey filter to make quick light adjustments.
My go to lens is the Canon 100mm Macro, but I also have a Canon 65mm Macro, Canon 24mm Tilt Shift Lens and several specialty lenses WeMacro and LensBaby as examples.
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Printer
One of my most important obstacles to truly feeling that I am an artist was the lack of control over the printed image! With advent of digital photography and production that feeling of satisfaction when a good looking image arrives from my printer as a Great print.
Our Canon imagePrograf Pro-4100 with its LUCIA PRO archival inks achieve the levels of quality that I am looking for in my prints. With 12 ink channels and an 18,432 nozzle print head, the printer creates the finest detail at 2400 x 1200 dpi on even the largest prints.
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Paper
My passion is to bring each image that I discover in the camera to life and create an impactful work of art. Our papers are acid and lignin free for museum quality performance and longevity. Paper weights can range but I tend toward the heavier end of the scale with denser paper adding a sense of gravitas in the hand.
The three most common papers that I will use are Moab, Hahnemühle and Ilford. Their generational approach to paper is remarkable and is a component of the secret sauce of longevity - deliver quality.
More Gear
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The Darkroom
Lightroom is my go to for cataloging and storage. I am likely like most people and could learn to use it more effectively. We will continue to explore and learn.
For image management my preference still remains Photoshop. I know there are other options out there that are just as good or have a distinct advantage. The issue is simply switching cost of time to learn a new platform and system.
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Stacking
In my efforts to get closer in my photography, stacking equipment began to make sense. I am already quite intrigued with how some of my ‘normal’ objects come to life with a new light and new lens. WeMacro is the hardware and Helicon Focus is the software platform that assembles the interim images
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Work Station
Built by owner ~2019.
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core 3.79GHz with 48 GB OB RAM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX2060
222GB Solid state C Drive
2TB Drive Program and Storage
10TB Drive Program and Storage
10TB Drive Program and Storage
Dropbox synch as offsite back up
A quiet place where Art and Science intersect. Beautiful images appear out of the ordinary and overlooked. Be curious and learn more about the inspiration here.