Scott French Prints

Scott French is an internationally-recognized photographer best known for his large-scale, pastel-coloured photographs of urban settings as well as his cinematic night scenes.

"I’m always seeking to capture the mood and the promise as communities reinvent themselves. My hope is that the viewer will take a closer look to consider not only the city’s transformation but how these changes have reshaped people lives."

"As far as my process goes, I usually don't do a literal representation of a scene. I’m trying to reimagine places in a way that coincides with the idea I’m exploring. So most of my work requires a lot of planning to meet the technical and aesthetic challenges involved. I use perspective control lenses and a tripod that extends up to 14 feet to help compose each image. The way a scene is lit is a key element in most of my photographs and not something I try to create in post production. I often have to plan several months in advance (sometimes longer) to get the light where it needs to be. The final step is processing the image in the digital darkroom which is a layered, lengthy process. Each photograph goes through days of adjustment to bring out details and nuances and eventually, the vision that I’m working towards.”