Many of you know I am from Burnsville, Minnesota...therefore graduated from Burnsville...(in 2001 for everyone curious!) As a sophomore in highschool, I joined the track team and threw shot-put and discus. I LOVED IT! I had the greatest experiences...even when my little sister joined the team and kicked my butt. I have so many great memories of Track and Field.
A few years after I graduated, my former coach called me up and asked if I would be interested in photographing the Captains for the annual "Captain's Poster". I was so honored to be thought of and jumped right in. This year was my 4th year of photographing the girl's team and producing their poster.
In the Twin Cities, "Captain's Posters" are HUGE. I haven't noticed the craze hit the Brainerd Lakes Area like I thought it might, but there is always time to start! The poster is something metro teams invest a lot of thought, time and money into. I think it would be safe to say every school and every sport has a professional photographer produce something similar to what I have done for the Burnsville Track Team. The posters are typically dispersed throughout the highschool, elementary schools, and community. If there is a local coach, parent, or athletic director out there who wants to talk about doing something similar for their team, let me know!
I photographed these girls a few weeks ago in the Career Center at BHS. They were super fun to work with....I would normally never show anyone a 'starter image' like the one below...but this is how these posters usually start out. My background stand never expands far enough for me, so I always know I have plenty of touch up to do in the computer!
And for those of you curious about the fire and smoke....Burnsville is the Home of the BLAZE!
Starting Image
Finished Poster
1 comment:
Hay Chelsie. Great work. The poster is fab. Love your work.
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