With their highlight reel dunks, basketball players often serve as subjects on posters.
Now the Lake Orion basketball program has been ‘posterized,? thanks to Johnston Photography in Oxford.
An 11? X 17? poster captures all 11 team members, with the high school as the backdrop and the team’s schedule on the side.
Dorothy Johnston said Head Coach Jim Manzo saw a poster their shop put together for the Oxford football team and wondered if something similar could be done for his squad.
‘He wanted to drum up some excitement for the team,? Johnston said.
Area businesses paid for the printing costs, and 1,000 copies were made (with most going to the high school).
Johnston photographed each player separately, then, through the magic of design software, put them all together on the poster.
‘They were a really great group,? she said. ‘Full of kind words and a lot of fun to work with.?
Johnston said putting everything together, including the image of the high school and kiosk on M-24, took quite a bit of time, but it was worth it.
‘They seemed to be pretty excited about it,? she said of the end result.
Johnston Photography is located at 8 N. Washington in downtown Oxford. For more information, call (248) 628-6391.