Michigan Theater Sign by James Howe (2008)

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Description This is a shot of the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The theater has undergone a restoration which took several years to complete. I believe they have at least one more phase to go. Part of the restoration was to install a 'new' sign which replicated the sign which was originally installed for the theater. In the 50's the sign was taken down and a 'modern' marquee was installed. With the 'new' sign, the theater looks like it did when it was built.The image itself was processed in Photoshop using some filters to create the end look. The filter simplifies lines and colors which creates an interesting posterized effect. If you look a the brick in the building, you will see that the shapes are some what irregular. The colors have strong steps rather than smooth gradients which gives the image a more impressionistic look to it.Copyright © 2008 James W. Howe - All rights reserved

James Howe, Ann Arbor
Member Since April 2007
Artist Statement I'm a photographer based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. My main photographic interests are architecture, architectural abstracts, industrial and things with graphical details and classic automobiles. My images typically try to capture something unique about the subject. For buildings and architecture it might be some part of the building that people might typically ignore. For cars it might be a detail that gets overlooked. Sometimes it's just a unique perspective on something that people see on a daily basis.

All of my images were shot using a DSLR and typically receive at least minimal processing in Lightroom and/or Photoshop. Additional work is sometimes done to refine the image, similar to work done in a traditional wet darkroom. It is my belief that photographic art encompasses everything from composing and taking the shot through final processing. Getting it 'right' in the camera generally means planning ahead for digital darkroom processing. My Image Notebook blog describes processing details for many of my images.

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Enjoy!

James Howe