Start Your Engines

Start Your Engines by Jo O'Brien

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

Due to the nature of this collaboration, it is for sale at cost price

  • Ian  James

    Ian James, 4 months ago

    Super cool image what a team effort…....

  • Paul Alleyne

    Paul Alleyne, 4 months ago

    Love it. Sexy as hell. lol

  • Michelle Hogan

    Michelle Hogan, 4 months ago

    Great work guys. A very cool composition!

  • Charlie

    Charlie, 4 months ago

    ...You just did!! Great car!...great image ladies!! Rock on!

  • Larry Varley

    Larry Varley, 4 months ago

    wow, love the vibrant colours against the gray background, great composition

  • Suni Pruett

    Suni Pruett, 4 months ago

    great use of selective coloring.

  • Tony Elliott

    Tony Elliott, 4 months ago

    This is ice cool! Lovely shot and great treatment.

  • Antanas

    Antanas, 4 months ago

    great scene, well done

  • Jodie Johnson

    Jodie Johnson, 4 months ago

    very cool shot!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns, 4 months ago

    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

    kcranmer, 4 months ago

    Sweeeeeeeeeeeet…ya’ll make an awesome team!

  • susan davies

    susan davies, 4 months ago

    soooo excellent well done everyone

  • Kathryn Potempski

    Kathryn Potempski, 4 months ago

    love this!Incredible shot amazing spot color, well done everyone great team work indeed.

  • Julie Langford

    Julie LangfordGreeter, 4 months ago

    Cool work – reminds me of that scene in Grease :)

  • Roy barry KMA

    Roy barry KMA, 4 months ago

    Fantastic work, well done to all 3 of you.

  • Debbie Black

    Debbie Black, 4 months ago

    GREAT work you three!

  • Paul Vanzella

    Paul Vanzellaworks here, 4 months ago

    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

    mlgkats, 4 months ago

    very nice work, love the car

  • Angi Baker

    Angi Baker, 4 months ago

    EXCELLENT WORK BOTH OF YOU

  • jlynn

    jlynn, 4 months ago

    Fantastic work,,, and it sure does pop!!!

  • Sean Farragher

    Sean Farragher, 4 months ago

    fantastic

  • Scott Ruhs

    Scott Ruhs, 4 months ago

    Great composition, and the selective color looks great!

  • hfrymark

    hfrymark, 4 months ago

    lovely work

  • Barssel

    Barssel, 4 months ago

    Well done JB…........great image, real cover shot material.

  • Robin Webster

    Robin Webster, 4 months ago

    This is FANTASTIC work!!!!!!!!!!! Love it!

  • Joyce Dickens, IPA

    Joyce Dickens,..., 4 months ago

    Incredible image; awesome work from all three…..this rocks!

  • Kimberly Palmer

    Kimberly Palmer, 4 months ago

    Looks awesome, well done everyone.

  • Christine  Wilson

    Christine Wilson, 4 months ago

    nice to all very well done love theuse of selective colouring works well in this shot

  • Mariska

    Mariska, 4 months ago

    Cool and sexy !!!!!!!!!! Love the tone of the gray & what a cool red shoes , great modell pose !!Excellent work !!

  • Carol Haberle

    Carol Haberle, 4 months ago

    brilliant work!!!!!

  • photos40

    photos40, 4 months ago

    Great shot.

  • Charlene Aycock

    Charlene Aycock, 4 months ago

    Very cool Nascar fans should love it

  • Tammy Soulliere

    Tammy Soulliere, 4 months ago

    you go girl!

  • funkyfacestudio

    funkyfacestudio, 4 months ago

    Nice work ! It is so Grease lightning !

  • Kym  Breeze

    Kym Breeze, 4 months ago

    love it….am loving those shoes…..hot

  • Andy Harris

    Andy Harris, 4 months ago

    great image and very cool retro look… the colouring is great too – well done Jeff! Overall super image…!

  • Halcyon007

    Halcyon007, 4 months ago

    Superbly done

  • Dave Warren

    Dave Warren, 4 months ago

    Superb image, love it all, well done

  • Rod  Adams

    Rod Adams, 4 months ago

    You’ve got me revved up!! Bravo!!

  • Rudschinat

    Rudschinat, 4 months ago

    Great compotion, cool. :)Gorm

  • Keegan Wong

    Keegan Wong, 4 months ago

    Nice job!!

  • Colin Tobin

    Colin TobinGreeter, 4 months ago

    Excellent collaboration guys.
    The selective colouring works perfectly in this.
    An overall great image!

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethMontage Magician, 4 months ago

    yup very cool photo.

  • Lee Martin

    Lee Martin, 4 months ago

    Top draw work, very well done to all 3 of you

  • Irish

    Irish, 4 months ago

    GREAT !!!!!!!!!

  • cheerishables

    cheerishables, 4 months ago

    Oh wow! This is really awesome. Fantastic retro style!

  • jerry  alcantara

    jerry alcantara, 4 months ago

    wow! great job from all of you! truly an amazing work!

  • SkyFox

    SkyFox, 4 months ago

    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

    Antoine Dagobert, 4 months ago

    Incredible indeed..fantastic all around! Bravo

  • LostBoy1

    LostBoy1, 4 months ago

    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

    wildrider58, 4 months ago

    great shot very cool

  • Lam Tran

    Lam Tran, 4 months ago

    Beautiful design and composition! Great selective colors!

  • Richard Veal

    Richard Veal, 4 months ago

    Great work.

  • 6point1

    6point1Diplomat, 4 months ago

    awesome work guys n gals!!!

  • Luis Correia

    Luis Correia, 4 months ago

    Beautiful work, great selective coloring.

  • Deborah Parkin

    Deborah Parkin, 4 months ago

    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

    coffeebean, 4 months ago

    Wow very cool work you guys, this is stunning, awesome!

  • KarDanCreations

    KarDanCreations, 4 months ago

    very nice, good work !!

  • calam19

    calam19, 4 months ago

    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! .

  • Jen Whyte

    Jen Whyte, 4 months ago

    Fabulous image and ….. I want that car!!! Brilliant collaboration

  • Jo O'Brien

    Jo O'Briencommunity ambassador in reply to calam19’s comment, 4 months ago

    Try the selective coloring group for information on the technique :)

  • joolz

    joolz, 4 months ago

    Great work. It looks like something straight out of Grease!

  • Jo Hoden

    Jo Hoden, 3 months ago

    Well done all of you.Its a great shot,but dont know how you stayed in that postion in you high heels:):)

  • KevinH

    KevinH, 3 months ago

    Great collab’!! the selective colouring gives this a great look to it! Brilliant!!

  • aglaia b

    aglaia b, 2 months ago

    way coooooool! L O V E it!

  • iffymood

    iffymood, 2 months ago

    love this and just look at that car – superb.

  • Gottography .

    Gottography ., about 1 month ago

    Need anyone say more, but how retro, how cool. I think I was born in the wrong era :)

  • missnic

    missnic, about 1 month ago

    this is amazing

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