His images evoke a contemplative mood, a sense of tranquillity and timelessness. He has traveled extensively in the United States and Europe in search of the right settings. His original photographs are printed on watercolor paper using processes dating from the late 1800s, and are often painstakingly hand-tinted with watercolor pigments which offer much more subtlety and diversity than standard photographic dyes. This process has translated well to the poster format, giving them an antique feel. Blaustein’s first job was as an art director for Bloomingdale’s in New York. He holds MFA and BFA degrees in photography and film from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco, California where he is an instructor, and the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York.