A GIFT (IMAGE) FOR THE COACH

[wagonwheel]

This image will be framed and matted as a gift for the coach. All the players will sign the mat. I have been doing this for several years now for the coaches of my son’s team as they are volunteers and do not get paid. All comments are welcomed. Thank you.



http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL18/596446/8059332/306736203.jpg

[VinnyC01]

I like it and, as a hs head coach, i would love it. My only suggestions are:

1) slide the coach more to the top left corner ... I love the image of him listening/coaching. I just feel that the player's head is being blended with the backboard and takes away from a great point of the work.

2) The play on the far left. Any away you could not over lap as much, maybe slide it down and right a bit.

3) If they had a good record, maybe add that.

4) in the bottom right, a silhouette or faded shot of a time-out or pregame huddle.

I am sure coach loves getting these and they must mean a lot to him. I know I love gifts like these.

[Eagle Eye]

I too shoot for local kids teams and do it all for free as a service for the community. I was a long time Probation Officer and feel a need to give something back to the people who I tried to hep. I hope that makes sense. I am curious as to how you did this, what special program would I need etc. Any help would be appreciated. By the way the shot is wonderful and it shows how much that coach cares for those intrusted to his care.

[Drive4show]

Love it ... I'm trying the same with our volleyball teams. Any hints on how you are doing this ?

G

[wyofizz]

Guys,
Go to this thread: http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=436746

We've been waiting for Adam's tutorials and templates. They are due out tomorrow!!

Dave

[Eagle Eye]

Thank you so much for your fast reply. Thanks alot.

[wagonwheel]

I start by shooting the games, trying to get some good action shots to include the ball and I like to have a ref in there somewhere. I also make sure to get a good shot of the coach “coaching” as the final image will be given to him. I probably cull through 300 images before I start to make the montage. I use Photoshop Elements 3.0 and the book “the photoshop elements 3 book for digital photographers” by Scott Kelby. Scott Kelby’s book explains how to do this very well. As for any hints or tips—practice and it will become easier. Once I had the images selected, the montage took me less than an hour to create. All my prints are made at MPIX. I highly recommend Scott Kelby’s books for anyone using photoshop. He has one to accompany each version of photoshop. Hope this helps.