The Reader

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The Reader, 2005
Archival Ink Jet
30" x 24"

The Reader (detail)

Accompanying photos for the Nov. SOIL Backspace show

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These are the polariods for negs I shot today, to accompany the main photo at my November show in the backspace at SOIL.

Rough and dirty flatbed scans

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(the final print will be much lighter and sharper)

photo 1

photo 1 (detail)

photo 2

photo 2 (detail)

photo 3

photo 3 (detail)

Group shot

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Tony Pettit, Max Galesi, Dan Dean
Me, Alex Chambers

Me as the reader

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Behind the scenes

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The lovely Alex

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Stevie made her this hat.

The book she's reading is Modern Subsonic Aerodynamics by R. T. Jones, ©1988.
I'm pretty sure she's on Chapter 10 (High Lift Devices), p.56:
"Figure 34. Flap Configuration and Maximum Lift Coefficients for the NACA 63₂ 4-420 Airfoil Chord Hinged Slotted Flap. Rn = 6x10^6."

Narrowing in on composition and exposure times

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The routine: Tony times the polaroid and Celina keeps track of exposure times

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Man, I was so tired.

Celina and Max take a break

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Max doesn't always look like this.

And what is she reading?

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So much stacking

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Alex is a brilliant, amazing girl.

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Celina, Stevie and Alex

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Much needed assistance

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Stevie and her daughter Alex watch the set unfold.

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Tony is an expert stacker.

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The books were placed on box lids for stability and protection. Then we hid the box lids with detritus.

Me with my head in the camera

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Discussing stack placement

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Not to be outdone, Max uses his powers.

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...it doesn't seem to work.

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Dan thinks of an easier idea: move them with his mind!

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The stacking begins

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Celina loads the film

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Max loves to work

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The stacks of boxes grow

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Carrying props on site

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My, we're chipper! This is pre- cold and hunger.

Max Galesi

Tony Pettit

Discussing camera placement

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Arriving on location

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Scouting locations

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I did this 2 weeks before the shoot. I was worried all the leaves would fall.

This is the location I chose.

This is where I ended up putting the camera.

I thought it might be interesting, just for fun, to do one shoot here, cropping in on the trees; then do one picture where I pulled back to show the road. However, moving around 260 books by hand isn't that easy...