Jerry Uelsmann Making Images at Thunderbird Editions

Jerry Uelsmann at computerJerry Uelsmann works with Maggie Taylor on his images

Jerry commissioned us to photograph some prints he had made with the 24" Polaroid Camera. He felt they just didn't work for him so he suggested we digitize them. His wife, Maggie Taylor, who had been working with printmakers at Thunderbird Editions, arranged the independent images as layers in Adobe Photoshop.

Maggie TaylorMaggie Taylor listens to Jerry Uelsmann as they collaborate on one of his prints.

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Undiscovered Self  Leaf WomanUndiscovered Self                                Leaf Woman One
Three WomenJerry Uelsmann & Maggie Taylor Admire Iris Print
Jerry commissioned us to photograph some prints he had made with the 24" Polaroid Camera. He felt they just didn't work for him so he suggested we digitize them. His wife, Maggie Taylor, who had been working with printmakers at Thunderbird Editions, arranged the independent images as layers in Adobe Photoshop.

At Uelsmann's direction Maggie adjusted the opacity of the various layers allowing parts of the underlying image to come forward. The file was output to an Iris printer.
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