NB: CUSTOM ORDERS: Please contact me before placing a custom order so that I can assess the tide and weather conditions and give you an idea when the job can be done. PRINT SIZE Please contact me if you would prefer smaller or larger sizes. Larger sizes are not printed in my own studio. As to smaller sizes, I am prepared to print and dispatch prints 12" / 32cm in the longest dimension and will only consider orders for smaller than that for quantities of 4 or more. PAYMENT Payment is expected within 2 days. SIGNATURE All prints are signed by the artist. If you wish to have any other details, such as the title or date added, please don't hesitate to ask. I can also add a special message if you like. My signature will not appear large as it does on the screen previews of this gallery. It is only large on these previews to protect the images from misuse. RETURNS Returns postmarked to within a week of delivery will be replaced or refunded in full. Please contact me regarding any problems before returning an item. SHIPPING OF PRINTS - Orders are shipped within 3 days of receipt of payment, sooner if I'm not on the beach too much! - Larger prints are posted in a tube via registered air mail. You will be provided with a tracking number. - ETA is one to two weeks depending how far off the beaten track you are. F.A.Q. *** Are your images Photoshopped? *** No. The carving is done by hand, in the sand, using instruments and techniques I have developed. Of course, I do do things like cropping, adjusting of contrast, saturation, etc to bring out the best in the photograph. The most radical Photoshopping I do would be stuff like cloning out sensor dust or a piece of rubbish in the background, and an HDR merger of a bracketed image for a better saturated sky. The carving, however, is entirely natural. *** Why are there no footprints? *** I levitate. ;-) To be serious, its really quite basic and it would spoil it for you if I told you. Or should I say it would ruin our relationship!? :-) I use various techniques. One that I am prepared to divulge is that I allow the wind or water to work on the piece. If you look carefully at some of my pieces, you will see signs of slight disturbance in the sand showing where I stood. You will very seldom see a footprint. The difficult part is not avoiding footprints but getting the calligraphy right! *** Where can I see more of your work? *** - www.behance.net/beachscriber - www.beachscriber.imagekind.com (printed, framed and dispatched by Imagekind) - www.facebook.com/beachscriber