I retired in June, 2001, and Sharon retired on Feb 1, 2003, after 25 years with the Haddon Twp School System. I turned
72 years old on Feb 20th, 2009. We live in Beach Haven, NJ.
Our Beach Haven phone number is: 609-492-3534, for those of you that may want
to reach us.
I have a long history on LBI: both sets of grand parents lived on the
island year round since 1917, and my Mom retired here also.
Please refer to this section for periodic updates as to what Sharon
and I are up to.
NEWS FLASH!!:
I have just completed a comprehensive DVD Slide Show. It
is entitled "LBI MEMORIES". It is approximately 30 minutes long and
contains over 300 images. It compiles 50 years of my work.
(Lovely background solo piano music was licensed from David Nevue at
www.davidnevue.com.
The price is $29.95.
NEW IMAGES:
I just spent considerable time
revisiting old Black & White negatives, some going back to 1977. I scanned and
digitized them. They are on the B&W Page. I Hope you share my enthusiasm and
love for B&W images. On Color Page 3, I added D363 on June 2, 2009.
IMAGES ON DISPLAY AT "Wings 'n Water"
Wildlife Arts Festival, in Stone Harbor, N.J..
For the past several years, our work has been accepted into the Wetland's
Institute juried "Wings 'N Water Wildlife Arts Festival", held
annually in Stone Harbor NJ sometime during the month of September.
It is the second largest show of its kind on the east
coast. So far our record is very satisfying: We have won several 1st
place, 2nd place, 3rd place and honorable mention awards over the past several
years in the Photography Division
IMAGES AT BUCKALEW'S.
We have made an arrangement with Buckalew's Restaurant & Tavern in Beach Haven,
NJ to put our prints in their facility. We currently have 75 prints on display ranging in size from
20"x24" up to 30"x36". All prints are for sale, and the patron feed-back has been very
positive.
ST. FRANCIS SPRING ART SHOW & SALE.
For
the sixth consecutive year, we will again exhibit at the St. Francis Art Show
and Sale, in Brant Beach, Long Beach Island. The show is April 17 through 19,
2009. We have been very successful exhibiting and selling prints in the past.
Please stop by!
NOW OFFERING NOTE CARDS.
By request, we are now offering Note
Cards of selected images. The Note cards are NOT mass produced. They are
individually printed, on order, by yours truly....no outside labs or printers
are used. Please check out our new "Note Card" page. NEW: LEHYC Note cards now
available........please see the NOTE CARD PAGE.
David R. Gurtcheff was born February 20, 1937 and is a
second generation, self-taught photographer and print maker. David is a retired
Project/Mechanical Engineer with B.S. and M.S. degrees from Drexel
University, Philadelphia, Pa. He resides in Beach Haven NJ.
David is an ex-member of the Miniature Camera Club of
Philadelphia,
and past president. He was also a member of the Photographic Society of
America (PSA), and Fellow of the Delaware Valley Council of Camera Clubs. PSA
named David a three star exhibitor having had 160 prints accepted in juried PSA approved international exhibitions. In the year 1972 PSA ranked David as
the 22nd leading color print exhibitor in the world. For those desiring to purchase fine art prints, each
print, both color and monochrome, are individually printed by the photographer himself.
David also personally mats and frames, (if desired), each print. No outside labs or
technicians are ever utilized. Each print is tastefully titled and signed. The finest name brand materials, papers and framing
materials are used. Prints are mounted with museum quality archival corners to
rigid fome-cor backing for easy removal should the need arise. Over mats can be replaced.
David and Sharon were married Feb 7, 1959, and have
three sons: Glenn, who lives in Minnesota, Jeffrey, who lives in Connecticut, and Gary, who
resides in Indiana. All three boys have families, and we have 7 grandchildren.
How I Work
I built my first darkroom in 1959. It was
professionally equipped, with Beselar 23C enlarger, with condenser, cold
light, and color heads. The Crown Jewel in my darkroom was my Leitz Focomat V35 Autofocus enlarger, with color head. In December 2004, I broke up my darkroom, and sold off
most of my equipment. I now use a "Digital Darkroom". All of the older
images (prior to April 2003) were shot with conventional negative film, both B&W and color. I use a Polaroid 120 Sprintscan film
scanner, to scan my negatives into Photoshop CS3. Master files for each
image are burned into a CD or DVD for long term storage, and to preserve hard
drive space. A medium format color negative, with "layers" added in Photoshop,
can be 500 megabytes in size. I make my 13"x19" and 16"x24" prints with an Epson
3800 and larger prints with a 7600 printer. Both the
3800 and 7600
Printers utilize Ultrachrome pigmented inks which are truly archival, with
estimated print life of 80 to 100 years, in accordance with The Wilhelm
Institute. For my earlier work, I have used both 35mm and
medium format equipment, and in April, 2003 I started using digital camera
equipment. The earlier work on this site was done mostly with Contax 35mm
equipment (SLRs and G2), with Carl Zeiss lenses, and a Pentax 645 medium
format system. In April, 2003, I switched to digital capture. I presently use
a Canon 1DS Mark III camera, with Canon lenses ranging from 17mm to 500mm. I
also use a Leica M8 Digital Rangefinder camera, with a compliment of Leica,
Carl Zeiss, and Voigtlander lenses. I have not shot a roll of film since April
2003, and have shot digital exclusively.
PURCHASING PRINTS
Should you desire to purchase prints, a price list is
given below. Every image on this site is in my Portfolio of hand printed 13"x19"
prints, on display at our Beach Haven residence. Also, our Beach Haven
residence/studio has on display full size 13"x19" and 16"x20" prints in 20"x24" mats and frames.
Please contact us via email to make arrangements to view my work, or to place orders
for delivery via mail.
PRICES
Color or Monochrome prints:
13"x19" print, matted, signed and framed under glass,
20"x24" frame: $175.00
New Larger Print Sizes:
16"x24" print, matted, signed and
framed under glass, 24"x30" frame: $250.00
20"x30" print, matted, signed and
framed under glass, 30"x36" frame: $400.00
If you wish to supply your own frame & glass, David
will print, mount, mat and sign and title at $50.00 less than the above
prices. If you can not pick up the print, it is possible to send it via
UPS or FedEx. I can no longer use glass with the frame if I ship, because of
recent UPS damage to shipped prints. For shipped prints, I supply plexiglass
in lieu of glass. Plexiglas is lighter and non-breakable compared to glass,
but scratches easily, and costs three times what I pay for glass. When
cleaning plexiglass, use a soft cloth with Windex, and clean gently. To help
offset the increased cost to use plexiglass, shipped prints are priced
$10 higher , plus UPS/FedEx shipping & insurance charges.
Note Cards:
10 Note Cards, with envelopes; two different images
per set: $25.00 Please note that our Note Cards are not mass produced. They are
individually printed, on order, by yours truly.
