What did the job entail?

Metro Imaging collaborated with curator Dave Brolan and two of the exhibiting photographers, Paul Slattery and Ian Tilton, to decide how the images would be produced and positioned in the exhibition space.Print responsibilities were assigned to Manish Patel, digital operator at Metro Imaging, who worked with the photographers and Dave Brolan throughout the project.

How was it produced?
According to Metro creative director Steve Macleod, the company produced 70 C-type prints for the show, all of which were printed on its Durst Lambda continuous roll-to-roll single-beam, three-laser (RGB) exposure system.The Lambda exposed digital information directly to conventional photographic media at full continuous tone with a linear writing speed of up to 650mm.

What challenges were overcome?
Macleod says the main hurdle throughout was the tight timeline Metro Imaging was required to adhere to. "A normal project of this nature would be turned around in six to eight weeks but we completed this project in half that," he says.

What was the feedback?
Brolan says the three photographers in the exhibitionhave captured "pretty much every major artist of the past 30 years" as they have emerged. "Each has a distinct style but a similar honest, photojournalistic approach, showing subjects as they really are and creating iconic images that stand the test of time. Together, they helped shape the image of The Stone Roses."

The Third Coming Stone Roses photography exhibition is on now until 12 August at Whiteleys Shopping Centre in Queensway,  London, W2 4YN.