Sinsemilia
I work in a recording studio and the French reggae group Sinsemilia were posing in a vintage T-Bird in the parking lot. I used Photoshop to put them in the Painted Desert with a couple of crows from the Rocky Mountains and a no-swimming sign from the Florida Everglades. The bumper reflected the cobble stones from the parking lot so I had to clone in some desert floor to make it plausible. The Belgian license plate was changed to spell the title of their album, pronounced too-skon-a (meaning “all we’ve got”)
I made it a square format so they could use it for their CD cover, but alas, even though they really dug the picture, they’d already arranged the artwork. Grin & bear it!
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Deborah Bowness
Shame they had already got the artowrk, because this totally Rocks! thanks for your comment on Devil Horns!
richiedean
Better luck next time BB !
Paul Louis Vil...
Hmmm, perhaps next time they will consult you prior to booking someone else! Great job with this piece! :D
H M Bascom
This is very cool.
Steve Axford
But if they’d bought it, maybe we wouldn’t get to see it here. Small consolation I suspect. Nice work.
Mel Brackstone
Fabulous work, BB, I’m always blown away by the quality of your photoshop work!! What a shame they didn’t use this!! Maybe next album, huh? Good luck!
funkyfacestudio
Fantastic work ! very interesting and creative too.
Hiroko
What a fabulous shot, I love it!!
Lisa Kenny
Excellent work ~ wold have made a great CD cover !
lightsmith
brilliant work. The reflection in the bumper is pretty cool. It would make a great album cover! Any fan of this group should be buying this print as a matter of course!
Steven Sandner
Great work! love it!
cynthiab
happy days are here again
just what it reminded me off
great work
clarkey
Ah, billyboy, your sense of the ridiculous really rocks me – gotta love this
Catherine Crim...
this is fantastic..it kicks some serious a**... good job here
billyboy
Thanks everyone for the encouragement—maybe the guys wil read these comments and realize the picture does kick butt and keep it in mind for the next album… all we need to do is change license plates!
Kimberly Palmer
I like what clarkey said. ;-) This is so cool BB! You are the master manipulator. hehe
Claire McAdams
very good job butting in the background, very fun photo!
missmunchy
once again…I can not even comprehend how you do what you do in photoshop…how long did this take you? Its awesome! I will record a CD and then use it for my cover ! =) ha ha (funny both b.c I am not a great singer and b.c I am not a band called 2sk=ona which I can hardly pronounce!)
Benjamin Scheurer
haha….what a wonderful shot!
Martin Mullen
Great work Billy.
Comin right at ye! – super!
Miss Misery
wicked
Andy Harris
great shot – great clarity… Nice one!
Pam Mullins
I think you did a great job on this, it would have been a great album cover!
Pete Chennell
just brilliant BB..your work is very good, this would make an ideal album cover.
kristian94
another great one
love it!
mick
awsome car,great work all round fantastic job
shawhouse
nice work
Adrian Rachele
Nice work.
Lauren Tierney
this is awesome. your work is truely amazing! keep it up
Carmen Cilliers
Hell this is brilliant! It should definately be a cd cover – no go the whole hog and do a big record cover! : )
Jason Moses
Bugger. Would have made a great record cover.
michelleduerden
Fantastic image. Brilliant PS work!
Jeff Burns
Awesome work Billy this is fantastic
You are very clever.
WOLF
this is great work sham they did not use it for the cover
Philip Rogan
racking work Billy – how long is the post work on something like this?
Philip Rogan
should sat cracking rather than racking but racking work too!
Philip Rogan
should say say and not sat ..I´m off to bed!
billyboy
Philip, this took me a couple of days… and nights! Off to bed now with me too!!
abfabphoto
Fantastic photoshop work and great image… I havent gone in deep yet… just testing out the waters first….LOL
Mugsy
Great shot, BB…..now send me that car!
billyboy replied
Thanks dude, but yer too late for the car!
John, my mate and studio owner, traded it in for a `76 Corvette Pacer Car… at least that one starts!
Mugsy
Send him to see a psychiatrist!!!!!!!!!........ I was in Holland a couple of years ago, walking thru old Amsterdam’s narrow streets where I came across a Jaguar XK120 and a ‘50’s Corvette parked in a dingy garage. Upon enquiring, I was told that they belonged to a rich Texan. If I could choose an American banger I guess I would go for a ‘57 or ‘59 Chev convertible…....... but reality bites!!!!..... pigs can’t fly!
billyboy replied
I`d probably be stoopid enough to go for the Jag.
And it would work as long as I attached a permanent drip pan under the gearbox!
And pigs CAN fly… you just gotta Photoshop `em!
janniev
I still think this image rocks! Congrats on the Feature Page, Bill.
billyboy replied
Hey, thanks Jannie… yup, it sort of made my day. Cheers for noticing and digging!!
billyboy
... and as it doesn’t REALLY rock till you click on the large view (hey, we all know that, yeah?), here t’is…
janniev
LMAO, ‘course we all know that!
DApixara
Funky picture!
Maria Murphy
Wow
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
christiane
totally creative, their loss
Lorna Gerard
Fantastic work, better luck next time.
ebonyjane
nice pic
great one
billyboy replied
Wow, you`re Dairygoirl`s daughter?? Cool.
And cheers for the fav on this!
Hans Kawitzki
Brilliant work Bill,if they would have used this as the album cover they would have made it into the top ten…........
Rebecca Garibay
interesting perspective; well composed
coffeetea
brilliant image!
Irish
How the hell did I miss all these…love it!
billyboy replied
It’s cause ya didn’t look. Silly girl.
x
squillye3
hi billyboy! this is cool!! gotta love a roadtrip! :) can i come!!! he he
billyboy replied
Hey Squill !
These guys were actually on lots more than a road trip!
And so long as you dig reggae, they’d love to have you along!
Cheers for the fav!!
Andrew Bosman
Two thumbs up Billyboy. I would have used it if it was my CD…. but alas I have no musical talent at all….
billyboy replied
Cheers for the encouragement Andrew… how ya doin’ btw, long time no see!?
You’d be surprised how many people who record albums have no musical talent at all. That’s what sound engineers are for. So when do you wanna book some studio time?
guitarman
Great shot and great effects.
Andrew Bosman
Ahhh Billyboy, even the greatest sound engineer in the world couldn’t make me sound good and I can’t play any instruments either!
MKWhite
Awesome job man, I hope you get the gig next time, you definately don’t lack the talent or eye for it.
billyboy replied
Thanks Michael!
Recognize the No Swimming sign? My mom lives in Palm Coast so we get down there every year. Been to the west coast several times… Sanibel’s an awesome place for photography.
Cheers for the compliment!!
artGIA
so cool! great work!
billyboy replied
Thanks for the compliment!
sharkbite
I love this!
Marda Bebb
well done!!! (...love the car, and the clouds… oh and the sign too…. and… the birds are kinda cool too) :))
billyboy replied
Thanx Marda… yer such a doll for diggin’ this!!
Laurie Search
LOL, this is awesome! So vibrant!
billyboy replied
Those were some pretty vibrant guys in the car…`specially after all they smoked that afternoon!!
Thanks again Laurie, and for the fav!!
Elizabeth Bravo
The detail of this is fantastic. I’m so impressed with your editing skills and I LOVE the story that goes with this sad tale of the missed opportunity. I think they were the ones who lost out!! GREAT JOB!!
billyboy replied
Cheers Elizabeth!
They were impressed with it too, and I had to do a print for each of the guys. And I think they would have used it if they hadn’t already done the album artwork. Anyway, such is life… the pic’s raised lots of smiles, so it’s all good.
Thanks for the FAV!!!
linaji
I followed Elizabeth.. here.. I came here cause I wanted to see her comment.. and you know what.. she is right.. your are so brill.. you shine shine shine.. I am in love with all that is you… Gosh I so see a sign that says.. Billy B..Productions Unlimited.. tee hee.. naw.. I just can’t help myself.. when i see such wonder I gotta scream!!
billyboy replied
Is it sort of like the way I gotta scream as I take in the fathomless depth of your poems adorned by your amazing art?
Billy B Producitons Unlimited… inspired by Screaming Lina Publications Unfathomable… sounds like a merger made in paradise…
xox
billyboy replied
... and thanks for the FAV!!
Scott d'Almeida
stunning,
billyboy replied 7 days ago
Cheers Scott!
Trish Woodford 8 days ago
What an awesome image, would have made a great CD cover – love the crows and the no swimming sign – fantastic car and piece :))
billyboy replied 7 days ago
Pity they didn’t use it as the cover… sigh…
But who cares when I can share it on RB and see it ending up in your faves.
Thanks so much for your compliments and for supporting my stuff!
xo!