{"id":67,"date":"2017-11-26T19:47:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-27T03:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomashammel.com\/blog\/?p=67"},"modified":"2017-11-26T19:47:16","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T03:47:16","slug":"how-big-are-the-prints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomashammel.com\/blog\/2017\/11\/26\/how-big-are-the-prints\/","title":{"rendered":"How big are the prints?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes that’s a hard question to answer. For example, for the Portrait of America<\/a> prints which are really big.<\/p>\n

Actually the answer is easy, 27″ x 72″, but getting someone to understand what that means is difficult. Most people don’t relate to the numbers. And the prints are too big to lug around and show people.<\/p>\n

When showing small prints or the teeny-tiny web site images to people, I’d try telling them, “The real prints are life size.” Still many people were foggy. I felt I was getting nowhere with the wordy explanations.<\/p>\n

So I asked two famous friends and photographers to pose in front of the installation mockup. That’s Michael Rosen<\/a> on the left and Charles Gatewood<\/a> in the center. Now with one picture, people get it.<\/p>\n

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On the wall they’re taller than you. You’re going to have to look up at them. The nude people are looking down at you; they’re in charge. Get used to it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sometimes that’s a hard question to answer. For example, for the Portrait of America prints which are really big. Actually the answer is easy, 27″ x 72″, but getting someone to understand what that means is difficult. Most people don’t relate to the numbers. And the prints are too big to lug around and show … <\/p>\n

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