Baseball Poster - Help

[tim1960]

I would appreciate some advice on this poster/print that I have been asked to do. This is of the senior ball players of the team and will be given to the coach on the last game. I have made any enhancements to shots yet. Basically just putting together some ideas and am in a rut trying to determine what would be good to show. Please let me know what you feel would be good. If you don't like any of it, let me know and make suggestions on what I should do differently.

Thanks

[4g63photo]

I think the players look a little too small. I sold one of these to each parent on the team last year. I dont think it was great but the parents got a kick out of it.
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b264/fernie94/teampiratescopy-1.jpg
The colors of the actual poster did not look neon green like they do here.

[dshootist]

I would put the player's names next to their image. Also, if you can manipulate the space a bit, try to get an image of the senior players where they all are lit the same (posed shot more than likely).

[tryocum]

I like what you have done. I do a similar project but it is individualized for each senior - parents love them. I would suggest each player autograph their image.

[MJPhotos24]

example is a little boring honestly....the second sample provided is way to busy for my taste and the yellow is way to bright for the Pirates actual color, but I like how the pics are combined a bit more, a happy medium of both could be found. "Autographing" as suggested is not a bad idea, I coach out here for high schools in 3 sports and have recieved some autographed stuff (usually a basketball, volleyball, softball more than a photo) but appreciated, especially when the players write something on it more than there name. As an ex-college player we gave our line coach a photo signed by us all, he loved it (yet I never got a copy, still want one,sigh :( hehe)

[tim1960]

Thanks for all comments. I made the players a little bigger and placed the school logo on it as well. Made a few minor changes but basiclly left if like it was. A couple of the parents liked it so that is that. Next time, I'll try some other ideas that you have shared.

A couple of other questions. What sizes do you normally print, where do you order from and how much do you normally charge for something like this. The prints I'll be offering are 16 X 24 and 20 X 30.

Thanks for all you help.

[Mbrescio]

I like it because, it is simple design(this is good), it allows room for the boys to wright something short next to their image. Question, how do you remove the image to get the nice crisp edges of the players?

[tim1960]

I used the magnetic lasso tool is photoshop. I went around each image and then moved the image onto another page. I did not feather any of the images but wonder if I should have. This may have not been the easiest or best way to do this but it was the only way I new.

[stugotzo]

My only advice would be to have more variety. There are no pics of any ballplayers swinging a bat - can't win if you don't score runs. ;)