Some studio + photoshop fun

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Some studio + photoshop fun

Postby losfp on Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:27 pm

This is something I was playing around with a couple of months ago. We did a lot of little things "different" with our wedding, just to make it a bit more personal and memorable.. Like getting personalised little chocolate wrappers with our pictures on them and a thank you note to go on everyone's place on the tables. And designing our own little logo to go on the invites, menus etc.

We went with a bit of a footy theme because we are both footy tragics. Instead of chucking bouquets and garters, we tossed mini footballs, boundary umpire style. The colours were navy blue for Geelong (pfffttt) and red for the mighty bloods.

So anyway, I thought it would be hilarious to do something a bit different for our order of service booklets to be handed out before the ceremony. Why not mock up a front page that looks like a copy of the Footy Record, that you'd buy before you went into the MCG, or Telstra Stadium.

So, I had a concept in mind but I had to get the shots first. My studio consisted of our living room, a light bedsheet held up by microphone stands (!) and a single SB-800 fired wirelessly off-shot to the left (plus some fill flash from the D200's onboard flash).

First, a shot of my replica 2005 premiership trophy:

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It must be said that it is BLOODY HARD to get good shots of shiny things because you get reflections of EVERYTHING in them. Next, we had to get shots of us in silly poses....

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.. and then hack them all together in photoshop, including placing the logo I designed for the wedding on the trophy

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Obviously I haven't posted the many dozens of dud shots, experimental poses etc etc etc... Just thought I'd share my little fun experiment - they were a roaring success on the day, people loved the front cover, and thought it was "very us" :)
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Postby macka on Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:40 pm

Des, this is classic! Well done; hilarious. :lol: :lol:
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Postby drifter on Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:44 pm

Congrats on the wedding and that faux programme is fantastic
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Postby drifter on Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:45 pm

*Double post*
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Postby Oscar on Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:46 pm

Well done Des. Love it.

Cheers, Mick :) :) :)
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Postby gstark on Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:50 pm

Des,

Most original; I love it. Well done.
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Postby rooboy on Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:20 pm

Des, you are my hero :D

Congrats to both of you, even if you support rat-bag teams :P

A great effort to you both. Kris asks if you wore those clothes to the wedding? Double respect if you did :D
So join in the chorus, and sing it one and all!
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Postby daniel_r on Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:21 pm

Great work Des! I'm sure it would have given the guests a real laugh! :)
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Postby Willy wombat on Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:23 pm

That is an excelent idea, and well pulled off too.
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Postby Matt. K on Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:43 pm

Some natural graphic design talent there also.
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Postby Geoff on Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:47 pm

 ROFL!
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Postby losfp on Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:52 pm

rooboy wrote:Des, you are my hero :D

Congrats to both of you, even if you support rat-bag teams :P

A great effort to you both. Kris asks if you wore those clothes to the wedding? Double respect if you did :D


Nah, that was just for the front cover :)

What we DID have though, is posted below, along with another one of our little personal touches.. Our cake-toppers! I love em, they were custom-made, and actually cost more than the cake itself!!

I didn't take the photo of us.. but I did take the photo of the toppers earlier tonight, so there's your relevant content ;)

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Postby garlino on Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:01 am

hahah this is great...

Very well done..
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