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I had the closet in this room widened to handle the 10-drawer flat file storage system pictured here. On either side is about a foot of additional space to allow me to store larger tubes containing bus shelter posters, as well as other odds and ends. Overall, this storage space is about six feet wide and four feed deep. |
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A little further back to give a wider shot. |
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A close up of the storage system. It's steel construction. |
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The surface of the drawers is perfect for flattening posters. I use two sheets of medium density fiberboard (MDF) each cut to the size of a onesheet. Additionally, I use acid free boards between the MDF and the posters, though I doubt that short term exposure like this actually causes a problem for the posters. After a few weeks pressed like this, most of the posters flatten out quite nicely. |
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To the left of the storage closet, I usually have an original Clive Barker pen and ink drawing of a beastie. But, when I need to shoot pictures of new posters, I hang this cork board fram up. At the top and bottom edges you can see strips of magnetic material that I use to hold the poster. For the most part, this setup is self-leveling, and every picture you see on my site is shot on this contraption. |
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Before placing the posters under the MDF for long term flattening, I have to get the initial spring out. Otherwise, it's too easy to crease a corner when placing the MDF. For this, I place the poster atop an acid free board. I use two two-by-fours cut down to length and covered with regular copier paper, placed at either end. They are light enough to handle easily, but heavy enough that I can "pre-flatten" about 20 posters at a time, including thicker Japanese paper. |
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Another angle, showing a quite nice double sided onesheet for Death Proof. This is actually the one that somehow got tape residue on the obverse during the 2007 holiday season. On recommendation from Anthon and Dario, I used Bestine to remove the residue. It worked wonderfully well, and did not damage the poster in the slightest. |
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Ah, the crazy mask of Frank from Donnnie Darko. I bought this last year from someone who custom made the mask. It's awesome. I actually was going to wear it for Halloween, but ultimately I did not want to cut holes in the eyes. The mask is atop tubes containing bus shelter and rolled large French posters. |
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To the left, more tubes and empty tubes that I save for shipping when needed. |
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