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The Sultan of Swat - The Story Behind the Image

2/4/2018

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I love baseball.  I spent many years playing, umpiring, coaching, and watching the game.   You can't begin to imagine my love for the game.  So, it was a no brainer to do something along the lines of Babe Ruth for one of my still life light paintings.

​George Herman Ruth Nicknamed "The Bambino" and "The Sultan of Swat", began his MLB career as a stellar left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, but achieved his greatest fame as a slugging outfielder for the New York Yankees belting a total of 714 home runs throughout his career.

I located several old props including a correct era split finger baseball glove similar to what Ruth used, the correct manufacturer baseball bat, and vintage baseball cleats, and light painted this in the studio.   I set this up in the studio and used my personal developed technique of light painting and post editing to create the final image.
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