copperman poster creation

I’m not sure how to describe this one. When we shoot races, I like to throw an index card into the stuff-bags to let everyone know where to pickup their shots. While intern Ashlee did a great job with the flying bike below (I shot this as a ChainDrive technical shot a couple years ago) I wanted something a little more unique for the upcoming CopperMan Triathlon. On a caffeine buzz one morning I thought why not make a literal ‘copper man?’ I mean, we’ve got latex body paint just sitting in the studio, and I was sure we could get some willing volunteers. It was a good challenge, and the whole team helped here. Emily & Meghan tested the paint and got the mix just right, and Brent & Jessie volunteered as models (they’re both racing anyway). We found a sunny afternoon, painted them up, hit their gold-glitter bodies with a reflector, and that was that. Photoshop turned the gold to copper and the text & graphics followed. Final proofs are below. Thanks models. Sorry it was so hard to get off; next time we’ll use more base layer, or Brent, maybe you just should have taken my advice and shaved your torso! Go team!Racers, we’ll see you all up in the Harbor for the big race. Check back here for the link (client area) to the shots. Woo hooo!