First of all...my thanks to all of you for backing Detroit Portraits as well as sharing this project within your networks. Yesterday morning we were only 20% funded and to be honest I was beginning to doubt whether this thing could be pulled off...but just 36 hours later we now stand at 104% funded with 131 backers! I'm excited beyond words.

I've been getting 2 consistent questions since we became fully funded just 4 hours ago.

What will you do with the additional funds raised over your goal of $6500? 

Kickstarter stops taking pledges at 4:15 Saturday afternoon, December 31. I'm not expecting anything too substantial but I've decided to set aside any additional funds I receive towards a potential future small book project consisting of the Detroit Portraits. 

I say "potential" right now only because at the moment all I care to focus on is getting to work right away in Detroit and taking the best portraits I can for the next couple of months. If I do that well then other opportunities will arise and I'll deal with that much later in the year. I believe that first things need to come first.

When will you start shooting Detroit Portraits? 

I've already scheduled a full day of shoots on Thursday, January 5 and will return as often as I can in January. I can't wait!

So in exchange for a pledge of $1500, you will receive your choice of one of these 30”x40” color portraits that recently exhibited at the Grand Rapids Art Museum. I was so pleased with how well these large C-prints came out…honestly, they’re the finest large color prints I’ve ever made.

Yes, this is a fair chunk of change! But $1500 is much less than what I’ve typically sold prints of this size for in the past. So in exchange for a great deal on a large portrait that hung in a museum you’ll be helping the “Detroit Portraits” project to continue.

Thank you for considering pledging your support. You don’t have to pledge $1500….we’re getting lots of backers in the $10-100 range too. Every pledge is so important and EVERYONE who pledges receives a print back from the project.

Happy New Year! 

Brian

I just want to take a quick moment and thank you all that have pledged your support to this project so far. Some of you I know personally and many of you I don't. I really appreciate your trust in me and your support means the world to me.

We only have 2 days left and I'm confident we can get across the finish line. I know the holidays are a tough time to raise art funding but I've been very encouraged by the number of pledges so far. Would you mind taking a few minutes to share this project with your friends? Any pledge amount of $5 or more would be fantastic!

Happy New Year!

Brian