How does he do this??? (Scott Mitchell - Team Sky)

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Well I'm not exactly a beginner in what I shoot but its a bit of a beginner question so probably better I ask here.

I recently got a book (21 days to glory) which features a lot of photography by Scott Mitchell. He has a pretty distinctive style but wondering how he achieves it.

I'm guessing its all done in post but seeing as I don't really do anything other than cropping and straightening I don't really know. A few examples below...

http://img.skysports.com/12/05/Others/621156.jpg

http://img.skysports.com/12/07/Others/640540.jpg

http://img.skysports.com/12/09/Others/662011.jpg
 
It looks like he adds a bit of clarity to the image in PP, doesnt seem to be much else to it.
 
The first two shots look like they take advantage of small DOF but in respect of all three, apart from a bit of saturation/contrast/sharpness tweaks, I can't see that much PP has been done. I'm not the best person to offer an answer and there are probably others who can give a detailed description of what has been applied PP but, imho, there is no special PP magic being worked here.
 
Yip I agree. A touch of clairity and a good sharp lens married to a good camera with top notch AF
 
Probably just a play with the levels as will be done with any image that goes to print, along with a bit of clarity, and some sharpening.

Good quality equipment, a well honed technique and being in the right place at the right time is what create these images.
 
Cheers guys.

Just had a google on 'clarity' and think you're both right.
 
last one wont link for me.
First two? Look pretty 'straight'. Ie just really good eye, wonderful exploitation of natural and ambient lighting, and his camera. If there is any subtle 'trick' used in either, it's likely to be very well balenced 'fill-in' flash. Hard to tell on either shot, really, textures haven't been flattened in either, so may not have been used at all, but the way that foreground subject is lifted from the back-ground so well, and not just by wide appature, shallow-field selective focusing, particularly in the first shot makes me wonder if he chucked in 'just' a soup-son of artificial.
 
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