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Something different from the norm and I hope not out of order.
Before we moved to Woop woop, I posted a regular Pic of the week on my sports photography website, (now deceased) for a bit of humour. It was well received by players ect, so I kept it up, and there' was always a shot or three that could be twisted to find some humour. The one below, is a set defensive wall for a free kick in state league soccer, with the players reacting to the ball about to smash them.

The shots are all from 2004-2006 period.

Self explained



Something that was quite popular, sales wise, were action shots layered with background removed, converted to a pencil sketch, printed on grained, off white cotton papers and black framed with a black edged white mat.

Haha, love the first one!

I can see why that conversion is popular sales wise....I'd want one!

Great idea with the pencil sketches.

How long do you take to do one? It looks like moderate amounts of work. (esp masking that hair) 20 minutes per picture?

The pencil process suits these shots really well.

surenj wrote:Great idea with the pencil sketches.

How long do you take to do one? It looks like moderate amounts of work. (esp masking that hair) 20 minutes per picture?

I wish. Being careful and thorough, but not too thorough relative to the required pencil sketch appearance, meant a minimum of an hour with most. The hair and hands was always the pain.



And not limited to people.

That last parrot looks like it has come out of an old text.

aim54x wrote:That last parrot looks like it has come out of an old text.

That's what I aimed for and hopeful achieved. It's on cotton and framed behind a black mat in a an old antique dark wooden frame. Just for something different on the wall.
The parrit was shot at Barrington in the Hunter Valley. Some members would be quite familiar with the area.

norwest wrote:I wish. Being careful and thorough, but not too thorough relative to the required pencil sketch appearance, meant a minimum of an hour with most. The hair and hands was always the pain.

That makes sense though. I hope you are charging appropriately. I guess you need to set your self apart from the rest.

The parrot especially looks great!!

surenj wrote:

norwest wrote:I wish. Being careful and thorough, but not too thorough relative to the required pencil sketch appearance, meant a minimum of an hour with most. The hair and hands was always the pain.

That makes sense though. I hope you are charging appropriately. I guess you need to set your self apart from the rest.

The parrot especially looks great!!

Charged. Sports shooting is almost a thing of the past since moving from the city. I only do a few sports shots for the local papers for content nowadays.