Photo plate, done!

Print of Dodge Fountain, Detroit
Photo plate print, 3 colors
Series of 8 prints, May 2011

A new Print...coming soon

I am working on a new photo plate print using a photograph that I took when I was 14 years old...yes, I keep all photos.

The subject is a fountain designed by Isamu Noguchi commissioned by Anna Thomson Hart for $2 million dollars in honor of her husband & son-both Horace. It is located in Hart Plaza in downtown Detroit and the central focus of an area where festivals & other outdoor events are held.

The camera was a Canon AE-1, a manual camera, which is fitting for a printing process that some consider 'ancient'...in this very high tech world that we live in.

The process begins with the manipulation of the photo in Photoshop, then developing the (3) films onto the plate. The process is one that is fraught with mishap & should any of the steps go wrong-not good/begin again...below is the plate (image in reverse) which is treated with chemicals in preparation for the printing process.

The printing process is even tougher since 3 colors will be printed on the same paper-lining up/registration requires more praying and crossing fingers/toes. So, I have 12-20 hours ahead of me to print and I will post within a week...keep me in your prayers!