Start Your Engines
This sexy retro pin up (the one blocking the hot car) is another installment from the Helen & Jo Collaboration Duo but with a twist! I invited Jeff Burns, host of the Selective Coloring Group to work some of his magic to make this image pop. A true team effort
Photographer: Jo O’Brien
Model: Helen McLean
Post Production: Jeff Burns
Car Thanks To: Paul Vanzella
Location: Williamstown, Victoria
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Ian James
Super cool image what a team effort…....
Paul (Quixote)...
Love it. Sexy as hell. lol
Michelle Hogan
Great work guys. A very cool composition!
Charlie
...You just did!! Great car!...great image ladies!! Rock on!
Larry Varley
wow, love the vibrant colours against the gray background, great composition
Suni Pruett
great use of selective coloring.
Tony Elliott
This is ice cool! Lovely shot and great treatment.
Antanas
great scene, well done
Jodie Johnson
very cool shot!
Jeff Burns
Came out Beautiful Jo. I love this shot. Its such a great pose and LOVE THE RED.
Helen is a fantastic Model for you. Very hot!
kcranmer
Sweeeeeeeeeeeet…ya’ll make an awesome team!
susan davies
soooo excellent well done everyone
Kathryn Potempski
love this!Incredible shot amazing spot color, well done everyone great team work indeed.
Julie Langford
Cool work – reminds me of that scene in Grease :)
roybarry
Fantastic work, well done to all 3 of you.
Debbie Black
GREAT work you three!
Paul Vanzella
I garee, Jeff has done a sensational job… huge fan of mid-tones and it’s working perfectly… Great shot Jo, so dynamic…. and Helen just makes the shot… partial to the subject matter, however, amazing image all up! Great colaboration!!!! Love it!
mlgkats
very nice work, love the car
Angi Baker
EXCELLENT WORK BOTH OF YOU
jlynn
Fantastic work,,, and it sure does pop!!!
Sean Farragher
fantastic
Scott Ruhs
Great composition, and the selective color looks great!
hfrymark
lovely work
~ Ademac
Well done JB…........great image, real cover shot material.
Robin Webster
This is FANTASTIC work!!!!!!!!!!! Love it!
Joyce Dickens,...
Incredible image; awesome work from all three…..this rocks!
Kimberly Palmer
Looks awesome, well done everyone.
Christine Wilson
nice to all very well done love theuse of selective colouring works well in this shot
Mariska
Cool and sexy !!!!!!!!!! Love the tone of the gray & what a cool red shoes , great modell pose !!Excellent work !!
Carol & Kev Ha...
brilliant work!!!!!
photos40
Great shot.
Charlene Aycoc...
Very cool Nascar fans should love it
Tammy Soulliere
you go girl!
funkyfacestudio
Nice work ! It is so Grease lightning !
Kym Breeze
love it….am loving those shoes…..hot
Andy Harris
great image and very cool retro look… the colouring is great too – well done Jeff! Overall super image…!
Halcyon007
Superbly done
Dave Warren
Superb image, love it all, well done
Rod Adams
You’ve got me revved up!! Bravo!!
Rudschinat
Great compotion, cool. :)Gorm
Keegan Wong
Nice job!!
Colin Tobin
Excellent collaboration guys.
The selective colouring works perfectly in this.
An overall great image!
MuscularTeeth
yup very cool photo.
lpm1471
Top draw work, very well done to all 3 of you
Irish
GREAT !!!!!!!!!
cheerishables
Oh wow! This is really awesome. Fantastic retro style!
jerry alcantara
wow! great job from all of you! truly an amazing work!
SkyFox
This is TRUE ART! Love the retro feel. All of the props are kick ass and set to the period of time. This is incredible! FRONT PAGE!
Antoine Dagobert
Incredible indeed..fantastic all around! Bravo
LostBoy1
Damn!! this is so hot Ladies…I think it`s one of my all time favs of this series…
It`s just dreamy…i love it!!
wildrider58
great shot very cool
Lam Tran
Beautiful design and composition! Great selective colors!
RichardV
Great work.
Daniel Rayfield
awesome work guys n gals!!!
Luis Correia
Beautiful work, great selective coloring.
Deborah Parkin
looks great Jeff :)
Amazing work in fact – just seen your journal too – you do make it sound so easy but something i have never been able to master.
coffeebean
Wow very cool work you guys, this is stunning, awesome!
KarDanCreations
very nice, good work !!
calam19
hi , i hope this is ok but i saw this picture and i wanted to ask u a question..
i keep seein these kind of photos (B&W with something else in colour) and i wonder’d if u could tell me how its done? i have “Paint shop pro x2”. hope u dont mind me askin.
ur picture is great! .
Jo O'Brien
replied
Try the selective coloring group for information on the technique :)
Jen Whyte
Fabulous image and ….. I want that car!!! Brilliant collaboration
joolz
Great work. It looks like something straight out of Grease!
cherokee
Well done all of you.Its a great shot,but dont know how you stayed in that postion in you high heels:):)
KevinH
Great collab’!! the selective colouring gives this a great look to it! Brilliant!!
aglaia b
way coooooool! L O V E it!
iffymood
love this and just look at that car – superb.
Gottography .
Need anyone say more, but how retro, how cool. I think I was born in the wrong era :)
missnic
this is amazing
Larry Llewellyn
It does P O P!!! Well done…
opiumfire
Classic! love the choice of colour in car, super cool
LadyFire
Nice color contrast
George62
What a great image!
Rebecca Kingston
That is so brilliant i love it!!!!!!!!
Cora-Lyn Hubbard
really nice. i like the contrast between the shirt and flags. stripe and checkered side by side looks awesome
kathy s gillen...
awesome work
Brenda Dow
Great work everyone!!! Really a wonderful collaboration!!!!
cherylc1
FABULOUS!!!
rodeorose
Hot or what you guys!!!Great team effort!
Al Bourassa
WooHoo, love the caddy and that hot 50’s chick!
Sue Buckingham
Fantastic work Jeff and thanks for the tutorial… xx
mephotography
Ditto what Sue said!! Loved the tutorial as well!!