Diane Martin Peterson - and striped stockings - 10 x 16 on 12 x 18 - Pigment Ink Print - $75

Diane Martin Peterson - I am an American photographer with a background in costume design and display and I enjoy creating scenes for my "people" in a way that leaves the viewer filling in the rest of the story, much like looking at a store front window and seeing a partial room or snippets of a dream. Most often a look at my work is like stepping into an imaginary world made up of wooden "people". I live in a forest away from a large population, so much of the time I have had to resort to "building" the people I want to photograph as part of this "made-up" existence. My unique style and unconventional take on selective subjects is reflected in the creation of photographic art using a variety of cameras, formats and lenses, allowing me to explore this incredible world that surrounds me. My favorite images are those created using simple pinhole cameras reinvented from a variety of found or discarded candy tins, boxes, and otherwise unusable cameras. I also use toy and vintage cameras, along with large format. I am intriqued with tintype and wet plate, having just started to work in this medium. http://dianemartinpeterson.wordpress.com/ http://www.dianemartinpeterson.com/