Big Remote Shutter Release

Nic East - Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 7:31am

Here is a door handle that I made for a camera store. The owner suggested I make something that signified operating a camera, so I chose to make this remote "shutter release". He wanted a nickel finish rather than the chrome that I suggested.

It is made from parts I found at my local hardware store and the only forged parts were the "finger tabs" that look like little wings below the "release button". The piece had to be made in two parts because of the double doors. You can see the slight interruption at the seam between doors. It was given a thick copper plating and then nickel plated with a bright finish and coated with a laquer protectant.

After a few years of exposure on this south-facing facade, it had to be replated with chrome.

Nic East

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Giusseppe - Sunday, June 15, 2008 - 9:59am

You'd think a camera shop would know about exposure ....

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Nic- Again, another amazing

Rob Sigafoos - Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 12:32pm

Nic-
Again, another amazing project from you! Another one that makes me wish I could see it in person... Great work, Nic!
Rob

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Nic East - Tuesday, June 17, 2008 - 5:40pm

Rob: If you ever travel through Philadelphia, the door was at ABBEY Camera at 1417 Melon St., Phila, PA 19130. They were acquired by FREESTYLE Photographic Supplies in 2002 and since that time, I have lost track of them. Perhaps the new owners have even taken the sculpture down. Alas, progress.

Nic East, Jim Thorpe, PA USA Creativity begins with a novel thought.

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Nic- It looks as though Abby

Rob Sigafoos - Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 6:22am

Nic-
It looks as though Abby Camera is gone forever (and probably your wonderful sculpture). I searched up and down Mellon St. in Philly (via Google Maps Street View), and the only business that appears to be on that street is "Sal's Produce". This is heartbreaking to think your wonderful piece is probably lost somewhere- I'm really sorry if that is the case.
Rob

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Nic East - Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 7:43am

Rob:
Did you look at Melon or Mellon St? I think it is spelled with only one "l". It is just one block south of Fairmount Avenue. I too used Street View and it is the brick building with the green security gates in front of a set-back entrance. The doors are about 2 feet behind the gates and invisible from the photos taken by the Google Car. Thanks for looking, anyway.

Nic East, Jim Thorpe, PA USA
Creativity begins with a novel thought.

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