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Challenge: Album Cover (Expert Editing)
Camera: Pentax K-3
Date: Jan 20, 2014
Aperture: 9.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/180
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2014

 I'm a sucker for doing Woody shots and trying to get the site to appreciate them... the idea for "MEET THE WOODIES" came to me almost immediately. However rather than just doing a 1:1 ratio album cover, I wanted to do it "in situ"... my original hope was to get my wife looking at records in an old record store and then superimposing my cover on one of those albums. But that never transpired.

So instead I staged the "garage sale" with some old albums I still had in the basement, sadly they were damaged by mildew at some point and stuck together, so it made it interesting to peel them apart to get them to make stacks. The Simon and Garfunkel was the cleanest of them all, so I used it for flavor.

The album I'm holding is actually an old "Up With People" record I'd picked up at some point.

I took the Woody photos close up with the light on one side, just like the MEET THE BEATLES! album cover shot from 1964. To get different "faces" I moved the light to the right side for some shots and then reversed the images in post.

The hair and sweaters are all hand drawn on paper and then photographed and overlaid. Same with the text that I added. Photographed, selected, placed and then filled with the proper color.

Tried for older look to the photo as well. And of course homage to Art!

Anxious to see how this will be received.

[Jan. 23rd, 2014 11:14:15 AM]

After nearly 36 hours, it's holding above 6. It did drop to a 5.69 yesterday, but started to climb out of the dive.

Never thought of the fact that I had two Arts: Our own Ken and Art Garfunkel. :)

[Jan. 26th, 2014 07:31:48 PM]

Now it's dropped into Tiny Violin territory... very sad.

But at least I kept my clothes on.

[Jan. 28th, 2014 11:38:19 PM]

Barely clinging to a 6 as we enter the final 30 minutes... 12 comments (I expected a few), but not enough to get this high placement it seems.

Hopefully we stay above 6. If not, then oh well, had a blast making it.

[Jan. 28th, 2014 11:51:57 PM]

Obviously the real album is this:



I did use the same colors to color my text as the original. I wanted to add song titles to the cover, but decided to stay true to the original.

Some titles:

Norwegian Wood
I Wanna Hold Your Wood!
She Loves Wood!
The First Cut is the Deepest
and many more!

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 71
Avg (all users): 6.0084
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4524
Avg (non-participants): 6.3117
Views since voting: 831
Views during voting: 280
Votes: 119
Comments: 15
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Leica SL
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
 01/29/2014 03:50:58 PM
Great sixties coloration.
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/29/2014 12:48:26 AM
Good thing it didn't ribbon. I'd have expected royalties. ;-) Great work, Kevin. I like that you went the "in situ" route.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D810
 01/28/2014 11:42:35 PM
This one really cracked me up, and yes, I'm interested in buying a copy. Nice idea. Love it.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/28/2014 11:33:16 PM
funny
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Fujifilm X-T4
Fujifilm XF 16-55mm f/2.8 R LM WR
 01/28/2014 08:21:46 PM
There's just so much wrong with this that I'm enjoying the heck out it. Fun!
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Fujifilm x100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 01/28/2014 06:58:48 PM
Ha!
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 01/26/2014 09:57:45 PM
For some reason, this reminds of some other group. Can't quite put my finger on it. Neat idea.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 01/25/2014 08:51:51 AM
OMG That is awesome!! I have that album in a closet. :)
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Fujifilm XF 35mm f/2 R WR
 01/23/2014 10:51:15 AM
In addition to being a fine photo -- harmonious colors, interesting detail and unusual perspective -- it's really funny. And it's the only entry that creatively situates the cover in an environment.
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Canon EOS R6
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 01/23/2014 02:03:52 AM
Great job on the typography and a super entry too
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Canon EOS R
Pentax SMC Pentax-M 50mm 1/1.4 Asahi
 01/22/2014 09:55:41 PM
LOL love this
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 01/22/2014 07:56:05 PM
Hahaha! Haven't seen THEM in a while
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Canon EOS Rebel SL1
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 01/22/2014 07:18:52 AM
So funny :) Awesome! I like how you got Simon and Garfunkel on the side its a classic just like Art is :)
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
 01/22/2014 07:16:08 AM
ha!!
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/22/2014 01:44:40 AM
Awesome! I have ALL their albums. ...on 8-track.
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