From Jeanne Wells: “I’m really pleased to be able to offer prints for sale which will benefit the great hounds at the House of Puddles. These photos are from the annual HOP party, both the 2007 and 2008 get-togethers.
You would think that in a household consisting of nearly 20 basset hounds, that they would all blend together — but that’s not the case. Each one has their own unique personality, some more flamboyant than others, and whenever I have the camera out with them I try to capture that uniqueness. I certainly haven’t been able to catch all the dogs individually (you’re always working in a sea of snoots and tails!) and there are one or two real camera hounds, but I hope there’s enough variety here to be entertaining.
There are also people photos here, basset-owning visitors and their dogs. You’ll notice that some visiting dogs cling quite fiercely to their owners!
What I’d like to offer is 7 inch square silver gelatin prints, hand made on fibre based paper in the good old-fashioned darkroom. I make these to order, so a print will take up to a couple of weeks to ship. In the odd case that a negative doesn’t print well I will offer alternative ways of printing, such as lith printing, or bleach and redevelopment. I can also offer liquid silver emulsion prints for anyone who is interested. Because I do everything by hand, each print I make is different, and I want to make sure that you’re totally satisfied with your print when it arrives. If you’re not, just return the print and I’ll give you a complete refund.
I’ve made these reasonably priced, in open editions, and each print sold will benefit the dogs. Vet bills, food, medicines — these aren’t getting any cheaper. Why not pick up a nice photo and help the hounds at the same time?”
Please take a moment to check out Jeanne’s wonderful work by visiting her HOP photo page!
