Going Green
Posted in GREEN on June 17th, 2009 by lisa
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I love the smell of sawdust in the morning!
Posted in GREEN on May 17th, 2009 by lisa
The smell of sawdust first thing in the morning. What does it mean? It means that Free Range Photography is going green!
Custom show frames: Each unique frame base is hand crafted in our shop using our basic recipe. ‘Reclaimed wood+ Grandpas router+ 3M sandpaper+ Gorilla brand wood glue.’
Pre-made frames & decorative moldings: ROMA frames and moldings are designed by artisans in Europe, manufactured using sustainable resources and/or recycled material. This company maintains environmentally friendly practices and social responsibility.
Photo prints: Our archival quality color photographs are printed on the West Coast by a Green Certified Photo lab.
Fine Art Photo cards: Our paper suppliers include Crane, Wausau, Gmund, and Neenah. These papers are manufactured in Europe and North America using renewable energy resources. Each product Contains 30-100% post consumer recycled content such as recovered tree and cotton fibers-or is produced using sustainably managed resources. Each fine art card and envelope is 100% Acid and Lingn free.
Baby’s done a bad bad green.
Posted in GREEN on May 11th, 2009 by lisa
Unless we change the direction we are heading, we might end up where we are going- Chinese proverb.
Wow! Am I going the direction I want to go-or the direction I am headed in?
Photography by nature has not always been the most environmentally friendly endeavor. However, the world of creativity holds enormous possibilities. I am currently re-appreciating vintage lenses, used computer equipment, and retro furniture-otherwise destined for the shelves of obscurity (or the junkyard). Because nothing else says start your day kicking and screaming (in a enthusiastic way!) like a 50 year old Konika camera, a 40 year old drafting chair, a 30 year old nikkor lens, a 20 year old Lincoln mark IV (Diesel engine anyone?) and a steaming cup of joe brewed in a coffee maker purchased at a garage sale for $2. Sorry Folks. All this really cool ‘new’ stuff costs waaaay to much ‘green’. If I stop to add the before tax wages I have to earn in order to pay the credit card interest I still owe-well I’d never get my head up off of the table. Please, just gimme the all that old stuff that grandpa had. It’s still functioning. I know because I used his router today. To make handcrafted frames. Out of wood that’s been reclaimed. From vintage dressers that were thrown away. What direction are you headed in lately? Is this the place you mean to go? Inquiring minds want to know. ..