Frame 4.0 - the Missing Pike Market Sign

People immediately assume that I did not take this fourth picture on the Mug. Mainly because the Pike Market signage is missing. This is all done with the magic of Photoshop software. If you look closely you can see that the flowers and parked cars match perfectly. It would be very difficult to recreate this exact image in a public setting.

The Starbucks Marketing Department wanted to make the image look older. To accomplish this they removed the sign. The sign also polluted the frame with unneeded clutter. By removing the sign you are only left with a clear sky back drop. This took quite a bit of time because the entire building to the left of the sign, which the sign was blocking, needed to be digitally rebuilt. This was more work than I would have bothered with. But oh well, they must be doing something right to sell so many Mugs.

roll your mouse over the picture above to see how the color image was converted to black and white.