sports posters

ChaskyChasky Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
edited February 14, 2011 in Sports
Here are a few things I put together from the 2010 sports seasons... I think I've come a long way with these since last year... They are so fun to make, I hope I can just keep getting better at it.

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Any C&C welcome. Thanks for checking out the thread!
Caitlin
http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=9538

Comments

  • cmkultradomecmkultradome Registered Users Posts: 516 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2011
    All very cool!! Really like the last one and the Friday Night Lights one.

    Stephanie
  • RcColaRcCola Registered Users Posts: 13 Big grins
    edited January 1, 2011
    Great job!!! I think theses are fantastic! Here's hoping you sell a ton!
  • sonny_csonny_c Registered Users Posts: 188 Major grins
    edited January 1, 2011
    Love the first four...not so much on the last three.
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  • cr8ingwavescr8ingwaves Registered Users Posts: 194 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2011
    Love the first five. the facial expressions on the last two would keep me from purchasing if they were my children. I realize they make these faces when they play and if they weren't the main photo in the poster I wouldln't be bothered by it as much. Really nice work though. I am sure the athletes love them. Keep us posted on how well your sales go.
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  • jimqjrjimqjr Registered Users Posts: 250 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2011
    I think you did an incredible job! bowdown.gif
    I wish I could produce half of that.
    What programs are you using?
  • BayMareBayMare Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited January 2, 2011
    Those must take a lot of patience along with skill. The colour and b&w work well together. Is this something that you must create from scratch, or are there templates or programs that can be employed?
  • ChaskyChasky Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited January 2, 2011
    Thank you for the kind comments. These are all created custom in photoshop, lots of layers. They usually take anywhere from 10-25 minutes to create. I do credit a good portion of my sales to them.
    Caitlin
    http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=9538
  • JacobovsJacobovs Registered Users Posts: 491 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2011
    Nice job on all of them! Friday Night Lights is Killer!!
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  • 73Rocks73Rocks Registered Users Posts: 147 Major grins
    edited January 2, 2011
    Chasky wrote: »
    Thank you for the kind comments. These are all created custom in photoshop, lots of layers. They usually take anywhere from 10-25 minutes to create. I do credit a good portion of my sales to them.

    Great job! "10-25 minutes to create" . . . it would take me around 10 hours to create what you do.
  • waltztjwaltztj Registered Users Posts: 54 Big grins
    edited January 29, 2011
    Great workclap.gif

    Are the PSD files for sale ?
    Thanks
    Wally
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  • snowmansnowman Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited January 29, 2011
    wonderful Job
    Chasky wrote: »
    Thank you for the kind comments. These are all created custom in photoshop, lots of layers. They usually take anywhere from 10-25 minutes to create. I do credit a good portion of my sales to them.
    They are all quite good. I am trying to get into doing some little league stuff and am interested in your techniques. Maybe you could give some pointers if possible, I sure would be grateful.
  • tjl1388tjl1388 Registered Users Posts: 94 Big grins
    edited January 30, 2011
    waltztj wrote: »
    Great workclap.gif

    Are the PSD files for sale ?


    X2!!

    I'm looking at them trying to figure out how to integrate them into competitive cheerleading.

    Wanna do any contract work?
  • mattdan12mattdan12 Registered Users Posts: 43 Big grins
    edited January 30, 2011
    I know I'm nobody here, but can I make a suggestions on not using the "Bleeding Cowboy" font that you use in #1? It's one of the most over used grunge fonts around.

    Other than that, I think your posters look great and are very creative.
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  • Mark1616Mark1616 Registered Users Posts: 319 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2011
    Great work, I would love to be able to do anything half as good as these. How on earth can you punch one out in 10-25 mins, as was said earlier I would be looking at hours and still not as good?!

    I'm here to learn so please feel free to give me constructive criticism to help me become the photographer I desire to be.

  • johngjohng Registered Users Posts: 1,658 Major grins
    edited February 1, 2011
    Fantastic stuff! Now THAT is offering a product that mom & dad can't do on their own. Heck, a lot of us sports shooters can't do that - myself included. Very good stuff!
  • ChaskyChasky Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited February 1, 2011
    Hi all,

    Thanks for the feedback (I do agree on the bleeding cowboy font, I don't use it often, but it fit well into the design).

    If anyone is interested in the work I can give you some more specific info on your inquiries if you send me a private message.

    I have yet to figure out a good way to put these together for other photographers... I'd sell the photoshop files, but then you'd have to be able to do all the color alterations and find images that fit into the open spaces, since they are all pretty much custom done. I'd be happy to arrange a way to put together designs using your images and then sell you the digital download for something around $6 and then you would be able to resell with your own markup... if anyone has better ideas or would like to try to work with me on this, just send me a message.

    Here are a few more I've done recently...









    There's lots more on my personal site. I feel like the more I do the better and quicker I get. It seems to be a lot about layers and overlapping that creates all the dimension. Typically I find a nice headshot and a good action shot to work together and just create interesting patterns with PS brushes and overlays.

    *It's also awesome to hear some nice feedback from a SportsShooter :)
    Caitlin
    http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=9538
  • schlpicschlpic Registered Users Posts: 35 Big grins
    edited February 1, 2011
    Love your posters!!! I'd be so thrilled if I could create one 10-25 minutes (or an hour or FOUR--lol!!)
  • EASTERLAKEEASTERLAKE Registered Users Posts: 5 Beginner grinner
    edited February 2, 2011
    Wow!!
    Very impressive. You have inspired me. My daughter is a college athlete and I would love to come up with something like this for her.
  • PrairiemaidenPrairiemaiden Registered Users Posts: 30 Big grins
    edited February 4, 2011
    This was a collage I did for the back of this seniors grad announcement. I made it into a poster and it turned out pretty cool. He loved it.

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    Nice job on the posters!
  • ChaskyChasky Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited February 4, 2011
    @Prairiemaiden - did you take the posed football image used in it? I love it. I really like the incorporation of the helmet shot too!
    Caitlin
    http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=9538
  • PrairiemaidenPrairiemaiden Registered Users Posts: 30 Big grins
    edited February 6, 2011
    Hi Chasky!

    Yes I did take the photo. It was my first try and ofc with my 580EXII.

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  • cornerketchcornerketch Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited February 9, 2011
    Great stuff. Friday night lights just catches your eye..
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  • JustinThymeJustinThyme Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited February 10, 2011
    johng wrote: »
    Fantastic stuff! Now THAT is offering a product that mom & dad can't do on their own. Heck, a lot of us sports shooters can't do that - myself included. Very good stuff!

    +1 on offering a product that they cant do themselves or the local competition doesnt offer. I havent tried posters but do get more sales from photo collages framed and priced at a premium than prints of single images. This realization changed my entire approach on shooting youth sports. Before I was like may others who show up and take a bazillion shots of every kid on the field the uploading the images with a web address for them to purchase. Now I set up camp with a table to show samples and interested parties book an appointment giving me their childs game time and field and I concentrate on 1 kid to get several great shots of one subject instead of 500 mediocre shots of all of them (deposit required at booking). In the end yeilds 10X profits for 10x less time invested. The 10 hour days of shootinng followed by endless hours of post process then upload to yeild little to no sales are over.thumb.gif
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  • ChaskyChasky Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited February 12, 2011
    @JustinThyme - Do you set up at tournaments and go shoot the games from there or are you just setting up when you can, where you can, and booking future dates? It sounds like a great way of really honing in on your market.
    Caitlin
    http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=9538
  • JustinThymeJustinThyme Registered Users Posts: 112 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2011
    Chasky, I set up at the tournaments. With so many coming from all over it would be tough to get out to the masses otherwise. It has made a HUGE difference. Far less time involved for a far larger profit margin. I have been chastized by other photograhers for charging a deposit but it works for me. If I didnt I have a feeling I would be right back at it shooting a bazillion kids and spending countless hours at PP to get nothing from it and also loose the edge on getting awesome shots of just one kid. There has been a few exceptions that I refunded part of the deposit, only because the booked kid never got off the bench. I wont let them off the hook for the entire deposit because it still took up my time that could have been spent shooting someone else. Its a rare ocassion though.
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  • G.RoweG.Rowe Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited February 13, 2011
    @Chasky - You totally inspired me to finally do something with a couple of my son's football pictures. I hate to straight up copy your idea....but you know how the saying goes..."Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery". You have done some great work with your shots...thanks again for the inspiration. Been with SmugMug for quite some time, but new to the forum...first post actually. Greg

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  • ChaskyChasky Registered Users Posts: 31 Big grins
    edited February 14, 2011
    @ G.Rowe - Looks awesome! Great portrait shot and action shot to fit together. My only suggestion would be to clone the grass from the action shot all the way over to the portrait shot/even all the way across the entire bottom so it doesn't look like it's floating in the corner :)
    Caitlin
    http://www.sportsshooter.com/members.html?id=9538
  • G.RoweG.Rowe Registered Users Posts: 2 Beginner grinner
    edited February 14, 2011
    Chasky wrote: »
    @ G.Rowe - Looks awesome! Great portrait shot and action shot to fit together. My only suggestion would be to clone the grass from the action shot all the way over to the portrait shot/even all the way across the entire bottom so it doesn't look like it's floating in the corner :)

    Great Input...I will add that. Thanks.
  • olavistaphotographyolavistaphotography Registered Users Posts: 24 Big grins
    edited February 14, 2011
    Wow - you've got some nice shots here.
    Mike
    www.olavistaphotography.com
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