Alex Myers
Born 1953, served a Letterpress printing apprenticeship with a division of John Waddingtons Leeds. Went on to work in the development department, eventually designing and building specialist print machinery, returning to production to become Print Manager and then 6 years as Repro Studio Manager.
Served a total of 34 years within the printing industry. Has been a photographer since 1973.
In 2005 formed Alex Myers Imaging.
“I have always been passionate about imagery and obsessed with clarity and quality of reproduction, no matter what medium is used.”
For photography several systems are used:
Ultra High End and Panoramic work: 540 megapixel Betterlight on a Toyo or Fuji GX680 mounted atop a Betterlight stage with a 10 lens compliment.
High End: 144 megapixel Betterlight scanning back mounted for studio use on a Toyo with Schneider/Rodenstock lenses.
Mid Resolution: 22 megapixel Phase One P25 digital back mounted on a Mamiya 645 AFD or Fuji GX680 with 4 Mamiya and 8 Fujinon lenses.
Low Resolution: 3 Nikon DSLR's with 11 Nikkor lenses.
Underwater: Digital: Nikon D7000 DSLR or Phase One P25 in custom built 12 volt housing, capable of tethered or un-tethered shooting. 1 Metz in custom housing, 2x Nikonos strobes, 2 housed Speedlights, Nikkor or Mamiya lenses, custom 72 LED 10 inch focus aid ringlight. Live view custom TTL widescreen underwater monitor. 2 x 12 volt splashproof HD 14" surface monitors one facing the water at eye level one facing relatives (showing images within seconds).
All digital work is processed through Capture One Pro V6.2.1 via dual screen Mac’s.
Prints are made via a dedicated RIP using Pigment and Dye lightfast inks.
Image to the right shows Alex in the Arctic Circle at minus 30°C using a Phase One Digital Back
