In early 1989, while working as a professional photographer http://www.davidwoodphotography.com, using color transparency film for most of my work, I grew tired of the poor quality B&W negative labs. I wanted to include “Black & White-chromes” to enhance my Black & White work. At the time, there was no quality way to accomplish this. I wanted the same controls I had with regular B&W. I wanted to deliver stunning archival B&W images without the cost and hassle of negs+contact+prints, to save my clients money and time. With the onset of post-digital and not being wholly satisfied with the look of the digital image, especially for B&W, I also wanted something that was easy to scan.
Thus, the dr5 idea was born.
With a photochemical background and chemistry certificates completed in 1991, I experimented feverishly to achieve results. “dr5” is the fifth incarnation of the process. dr5, totally different from any other published B&W reversal process, both chemically and procedural. dr5 is a Trade-secret process and does not hold a patent - [though we could have gone this route]. In 1997, after keeping the method to myself for seven years, I decided to offer the dr5 process to other professional photographers. The result of which is now a client base of thousands of astonished clients.
My goal was to give something valuable to the photo community, too photography. The root of what I’ve created is versatility, permanence and exceptional image-quality. Explore the process to its fullest. It’s all about the final image!
Best Regards, David Wood
“If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it’s as though I’ve neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up"....
Thus, the dr5 idea was born.
With a photochemical background and chemistry certificates completed in 1991, I experimented feverishly to achieve results. “dr5” is the fifth incarnation of the process. dr5, totally different from any other published B&W reversal process, both chemically and procedural. dr5 is a Trade-secret process and does not hold a patent - [though we could have gone this route]. In 1997, after keeping the method to myself for seven years, I decided to offer the dr5 process to other professional photographers. The result of which is now a client base of thousands of astonished clients.
My goal was to give something valuable to the photo community, too photography. The root of what I’ve created is versatility, permanence and exceptional image-quality. Explore the process to its fullest. It’s all about the final image!
Best Regards, David Wood
“If a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it’s as though I’ve neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up"....