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Camera Club visits Vivid Metal Prints in Lexington NC 2-5-2022
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Our Hosts - the two in the middle
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Process begins with a transfer image with special dyes
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Preparing the aluminum sheet for printing
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Removing the protective covering
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Explaining about the emulsion thickness
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Placing the plate and emulsion into the heat press
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Closing the heat press to begin the transfer to metal
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Removing the hot print from the press
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Revealing the printed metal plate
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Comparing the print to the emulsion version
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Finishing and shipping department
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Every image has a color correction print made before the final print is made
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4'X8' heat press
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Frame waiting for metal prints
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Metal shear and storage
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Plates ready for printing
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Explaining the studio processing workflow
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Finished prints waiting for shipping boxes
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Gallery wall of rejected prints 1
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Gallery wall of rejected prints 2
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Surrounding themselves with their work
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Yes this is a rejected image - I want it
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Tom is beyond control with the images