Nauseous
It was a very clear morning and I knew the sunrise would be perfect to shoot atop the Broderick. The problem would be getting downtown in time. See, I dont drive downtown that often and I never do it while the morning rush hour is about to hit. I wanted to get to the Broderick with plenty of time to climb the 34 floors to the top without rushing. Well, getting a late start and fighting that traffic made me late by 15-20 minutes. So know that the sunrise was about to come about my morning host, Brad, and I had to practically run up the floors. I was winded by the 8th floor. When we rounded the...
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So the first shoot ended with Scott and I stopping on the 24th floor. So I showed up on this warm Wednesday evening after receiving a call from Brad telling me that the renovation was going from top to bottom rather than bottom to top. I wanted to get in the floors we missed from the previous shoot. I’m so happy I did as this is the last time these floors/rooms will be photographed in their current state. While the floors weren’t as exciting as the previous floors there was some pretty cool things to shoot. Offices and studios of old WJLB, the skybar and huge windows overlooking...
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So the journey begins. I will be shooting the renovation of the Broderick Tower in Detroit. After a long day of first run shots I did come away with some stellar images. My hosts, Nick, Scott and Brad were fantastic. Very smart and knew the building really well. This will be a long project. Stay tuned. J.C. Beal – Construction Company Broderick Tower – Website History of Broderick Tower...
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