What makes a portrait by Erika Masterson so special?

1st Her Vision
"Erika has the amazing ability to make her clients feel natural and at ease" Jackie Strauss
To create a timeless portrait, one must recognize the moment of sincerity in the subject. Her vision is to create sincere and natural images that embrace what is truly important in life.

Technical Skill and Know how
Erika first entered the darkroom to watch her father print at age 14. She later received her degree in photography and has been following her passion for the last 15 years.

All of Erika's final prints are on silver fiber based papers. Few things in life require the craftsmenship and skill that go into the creation of an original silver gelatin black and white photograph.

Digitally, nothing can in her estimation, compare with an original silver gelatin black and white photograph that is tray printed in a darkroom. With only a handful of artists truly producing black and white photographs the way they were intended, Erika made the decision to offer each black and white image printed by hand. All the images are archivally treated in order to create a piece to pass down from generation to generation. There are no cut corners.