Ted Preuss
Platinum Photographs and Tintypes
A self-taught photographer, was born 1962 in Colorado.
For as long as he can remember, he has been taking photographs. He
picked up his first camera at the age of seven and instantly became obsessed
with the nature of the medium. After spending many years photographing
during family vacations his passion for photography led to a career
as a freelance architectural photographer for a decade in Boston and
San Francisco. Preuss decided to take a break from photography and
explored the world of furniture design in Chicago. After several years
he realized how much he missed photography and decided to seek it out once again,
this time as an art form. However, the things that he learned about
lines and shapes stayed with him and became an integral part of his
art today.
Another great passion in his life is 19th century art and antiques. Often he feels his soul is in this period of time. This is probably why he creates his photographs with antique large-format cameras and explores vintage printing techniques such as hand-coated platinum-palladium. Consequently the images he captures have a warm inner beauty with a distinct vintage feel to them.
Preuss describes his photographic style as poetic, classic and timeless. His photographic aesthetic is simple elegance, the simplicity is achieved by a synthesis of all of the dimensions of his medium, each one of which he carries to a point of high complexity. Tone, line, shape and light are of equal importance to him; Preuss' images evince his balanced appreciation of and concern and respect for the full range of photography's possibilities.
Another great passion in his life is 19th century art and antiques. Often he feels his soul is in this period of time. This is probably why he creates his photographs with antique large-format cameras and explores vintage printing techniques such as hand-coated platinum-palladium. Consequently the images he captures have a warm inner beauty with a distinct vintage feel to them.
Preuss describes his photographic style as poetic, classic and timeless. His photographic aesthetic is simple elegance, the simplicity is achieved by a synthesis of all of the dimensions of his medium, each one of which he carries to a point of high complexity. Tone, line, shape and light are of equal importance to him; Preuss' images evince his balanced appreciation of and concern and respect for the full range of photography's possibilities.
