Something that Isn't Soccer
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It's soccer season, and boy I'm busy! I'm in the middle of shooting about 600 kids and when I'm not shooting it's editing or sorting out prints or making receipts for the 3rd week of June. I thought I had a very well planned season, but there's been so many rain delays I'm a little behind and now have little time for much else. So.... it was the wee hours of this morning that I finally managed to whip together an invitation to my son's birthday party. The little bugger wouldn't change his clothes for the photos earlier, so this is what I got. The street scene was a free photo from SXU. (With recognizable faces a-plenty and no "editorial" restriction!) I used a combination of TopazLabs Adjust and Simplify filters, a few masks, layer blends and voilà! Gosh, he almost looks hung over with those bags under his eyes, and I hope the other 8 year olds don't notice that his shadow is going the wrong direction - but we'll keep that little detail between you and me. He saw this this morning and said "Do I have to be a giant?" Too bad kid, I ROES'd them to the lab at 3:30 AM, and quite honestly - the creative juices ain't exactly flowing with all the lack of sleep. Next year we'll start them in February. |
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