Professional Pigeon Pictures

[fred smyth]

with all the software out there now days  you don't need to pay  a Professional, there not that hard to do

i took the photo and done this one for j and  d braniff

[fred smyth]

and this one

[Taylorsloft]

i am working on it that was my first one going to make a photo box and use different backgrounds

[Guest Hjaltland]

Anthony Bolton is the No1 although i dont know if he is into it as he once was ? but there are some great guys out there now

 

Anthony Bolton did his work the hard way, and with no help from photoshop or paint shop pro to enhance the end result he produced classy looking photos. But time has moved on and the digital age has opened the door for everyone, so good pics of your favourite birds can be dealt with so much more easily. I cant say I care much for all the junk that goes in the background of a lot of these now, it takes away from the actual pic of the bird itself in lots of cases.

[retired]

I wouldn't have Peter Bennett as he is a convicted Racing cheat & is sin died from ever racing again so dont know his prices

& I couldn' tell you how much Jeff is either mate as all the ones i have got has been won as jeff donates photos for the wnrs of fed & combine wnrs

what i will say is Jeff Walton is an exeptional photographer he is also doing Websites for people now such as Premier Stud etc

 

I did get told that Peter Bennett is retiring very shortly as was suggested by the person who called that Charlotte look at buying his equipment etc however didnt think it was a good idea even mentioning it to her as she is busy enough deicing the drinkers each day  ;D

 

 

[pjc]

 

Anthony Bolton did his work the hard way, and with no help from photoshop or paint shop pro to enhance the end result he produced classy looking photos. But time has moved on and the digital age has opened the door for everyone, so good pics of your favourite birds can be dealt with so much more easily. I cant say I care much for all the junk that goes in the background of a lot of these now, it takes away from the actual pic of the bird itself in lots of cases.

 

But whats better a natural picture of the pigeon or a picture that is touched up by hand as Anthony Boltons are?

[retired]

What im looking for on the thread is a really fantastic picture

 

Professional standard, bird with a good stand, etc etc

 

or if someone has some really good clear pictures of birds in flight then that would be just as good

[BLACK W F]

 

I did get told that Peter Bennett is retiring very shortly as was suggested by the person who called that Charlotte look at buying his equipment etc however didnt think it was a good idea even mentioning it to her as she is busy enough deicing the drinkers each day  ;D

 

 

i heard she was too busy keeping you on your toes  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[pjc]

like this chris?

[Guest shippy]

bakes it is £35-00 he is doing one for me for our handbook but i wanted one to keep for myself the one for myself i have to pay for

[demolition man]

how much is it to get jeff or peter to do pics of your birds

 

all the best

 

Arm & a Leg  ;D ;D ;D

 

 

[Guest Hjaltland]

 

But whats better a natural picture of the pigeon or a picture that is touched up by hand as Anthony Boltons are?

 

Touched up by hand ... or touched up by software.... whatever..

[pjc]

 

Touched up by hand ... or touched up by software.... whatever..

 

IMO shouldn't need touching up!

[Guest joshdonlan]

with all the software out there now days  you don't need to pay  a Professional, there not that hard to do

i took the photo and done this one for j and  d braniff

 

Cracking editing and photo Fred. You will; have to teach me how to do the feet  ;D

[Guest bakes]

theres a good few lads on here that will do you picks if they dont i will not a professional but made a good few pics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

all the pictures i make i dont charge nothink if it saves the flyer fancier paying its all good but no were near the quality you will get if you went to the professional's as they will take picture of the bird edit then put into background plus they have alot more experience as they make a living off photography picture editing.

 

all the best

k.baker

[Guest j.bamling]

Ones this size from Jeff i am told are about £80 them are 2ft long x 1 &1/2 ft wide

[retired]

like this chris?

 

Yes mate

 

- I think you can do too much with a picture - Example and only a personal view - NRCC Lerwick montage this year had 1,2,3 in the open pictured above a cartoon type map of British isles with the bird positioned where its home town is - Will see if i can dig it out as have the pic somewhere - just my view though that it detracts too much from the actual bird.

 

 

[Guest bakes]

Ones this size from Jeff i am told are about £80

 

can believe it jimmy mate the background it self would take few hours to make up with the cut out of bridges and details then you got the bird to cut out then to paste onto background pic changeing lighting and so on to it look better then you got to change the writeing so it looks good for the background and the bird thats why i just do it for fun when im not at work i do picks most of the day i'll sit in the loft on the laptop and make loads plus the ones most the pics i make the owners send the pic of the birds to my email address been a pleasure to make pics of birds that has won nationals,open combines,fed club wins plus one loft race wins,the fanciers first birds there son and daughters favourites it doesnt bother me how long it takes me to make the pics its all worth while when they say thanks mate i apprecaite that i tell ya brillent feeling when i go up my mates house he got 8 of my pics on his wall each of them took me 3 hours a pic printed them off onto photo paper and framed them for him as i said before not a professional and never will be as not got the time to give it 100% but happy makeing pics for the flyers if there happy with the pics and it saves them a few bob its all good

 

all the best

k.baker

[OLDYELLOW]

theres a good few lads on here that will do you picks if they dont i will not a professional but made a good few pics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

all the pictures i make i dont charge nothink if it saves the flyer fancier paying its all good but no were near the quality you will get if you went to the professional's as they will take picture of the bird edit then put into background plus they have alot more experience as they make a living off photography picture editing.

 

all the best

k.baker

 

i think these pictures are good enough , and credit where credits due id rather had one done to your standard than pay through the nose to get one proffesional one done  

[pjc]

 

i think these pictures are good enough , and credit where credits due id rather had one done to your standard than pay through the nose to get one proffesional one done  

 

You don't have to pay through the nose Mark if you know where to go!

[OLDYELLOW]

 

You don't have to pay through the nose Mark if you know where to go!

 

[Guest bakes]

chris mate if this pic is anygood the best my camera can take the pic is of one of my birds i taken this morning in an old nestbox i dont use anymore just use it to put the bird in and take pick of them in there you should be able to edit the lad out

 

 

 

all the best

k.baker

[pjc]

chris mate if this pic is anygood the best my camera can take the pic is of one of my birds i taken this morning in an old nestbox i dont use anymore just use it to put the bird in and take pick of them in there you should be able to edit the lad out

 

 

 

all the best

k.baker

 

All editing programmes are good but when taking the birds they need to be as near to how you want them from the outset.

The first pic, head turned, flights not sitting straight, tail split.

When the pic is edited these are things near impossible to correct.

[Guest mick bowler]

Don't you hate the term "beaten by loftmate" or even worse "loftmates"!! It never won, simple as!! ;D

[Guest bakes]

 

thats why i would never do it perfessional as there is always one thing that will alway not be bang on in place the differnce from some one doing it for fun to someone doing it for a living the little detail you dont pick up stands out a mile for someone that no's what they doing with photography backgrounds

 

all the best

k.baker