Photographers! Lend me your skills (for a book cover)
I hope this is the correct forum for this thread. If not, I will gladly move it.
The publisher for my next novel, I Didn't Mean to be Kevin (title c/o Mr. Gordon Highland), has allowed me to create the art for the cover. However, I'm not sure how to go about this one. I have some ideas for sure, but I just don't have the capacity (or talent or funding) to produce a good source image.
So, I am hoping to tap into the talent of The Cult. Any photographers (or visual artists of any kind) interested, read on.
I am looking for an interesting photo that involves a laundromat. I have only a few stipulations/requests:
- Think in terms of a book cover. So, nothing too busy
- Incorporate a person if possible. Male. Early twenties (though this is flexible)
- The novel is about a twenty-something male searching for his mother, so capitalize on whatever sort of emotion comes with that.
- Bonus points if you can integrate a TV with bad reception somewhere in the image
- The image should be hi-res. The bigger, the better.
Here are a few images that evoke what I am looking for. These are all copyrighted, so I can't use them.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calliean/309199334/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/daveglass/85155900/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bartf/142411024/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_analog/3955638598/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jtcatbagan/765587809/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lotterymonkey/374275105/
Neither I, nor the publisher, will be able to pay for the image, but I assure you that you will get credit and a copy of the final book, should your image be used (hell, even if the publisher doesn't go with the image I ultimately select, I'll still make sure the photographer gets a copy of the book).
Also, lots of beer on me, if we ever meet.
Caleb, my brother and fancies himself a bit of a photographer and often takes photos of similar style to what you're asking for. I'll let him know about the project and see if he either has something that fits the bill already or would be interested in creating something. Hell, maybe I'll pose as a model for the day and be your 20-something protagonist.
caleb, im also open to direction. i mean, i can try to get a couple of images based on your feedback. i generally take candid, spur of the moment images. sometimes, out the window of moving vehicles. but if im looking for something, it will stick out more to me. in the mean time, i think i will the ones i found for you in a couple zipped posts, if i can.
www.triplebeard.com
http://darkroomreview.blogspot.com
“...There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one's head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people's pain. You ought to have some apprehension that the man you see before you was once even younger than you are now and arrived at his present wretchedness by imperceptible degrees.”
-James Baldwin
post 1
www.triplebeard.com
http://darkroomreview.blogspot.com
“...There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one's head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people's pain. You ought to have some apprehension that the man you see before you was once even younger than you are now and arrived at his present wretchedness by imperceptible degrees.”
-James Baldwin
post 2
www.triplebeard.com
http://darkroomreview.blogspot.com
“...There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one's head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people's pain. You ought to have some apprehension that the man you see before you was once even younger than you are now and arrived at his present wretchedness by imperceptible degrees.”
-James Baldwin
heres another one
www.triplebeard.com
http://darkroomreview.blogspot.com
“...There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one's head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people's pain. You ought to have some apprehension that the man you see before you was once even younger than you are now and arrived at his present wretchedness by imperceptible degrees.”
-James Baldwin
last ones for now, except im out of space on this site, so i'll stick them on photobucket or something.
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/animasola/DSC_0034-1.jpg[/IMG]
you cant tell in the tiny format, but the tattoo on the guys head says "forsaken" (it actually says 'not forsaken' but due to the angle you can only see the one word) if you like that one, i will send you a larger file
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/animasola/DSC_0030-2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v322/animasola/DSC_0027-2.jpg[/IMG]
www.triplebeard.com
http://darkroomreview.blogspot.com
“...There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one's head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people's pain. You ought to have some apprehension that the man you see before you was once even younger than you are now and arrived at his present wretchedness by imperceptible degrees.”
-James Baldwin
no, but i know where there are a couple. i could maybe stop by
www.triplebeard.com
http://darkroomreview.blogspot.com
“...There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one's head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people's pain. You ought to have some apprehension that the man you see before you was once even younger than you are now and arrived at his present wretchedness by imperceptible degrees.”
-James Baldwin
Hah. You're classic, Chuck. This is what happened here:
"Hey guys. Wanna help with some photography for a book cover?"
"Yep."
"Cool. I've got a pretty specific idea in mind: Laundromat. Guy in early 20s. TV with static on. Here's some examples of the idea and---"
"Nah, nah, nah, nah, nah. I've got you covered, man. Check this out. I just take them on the spur of the moment. It's all good."
"But, do you have any with the laundromat theme."
/end.
Ahahaha. Cracking me up. Seriously.
Too bad there are hardly any laundromats where I live. Or anywhere in Sweden.
I know of one, though.
Yo man! Next time, I kick your ass! That'll be that!
i'll upload something in the morning. i found ten or eleven images that were sitting around looking for a home, but even zipped, the folder is too big, and im sleepy
www.triplebeard.com
http://darkroomreview.blogspot.com
“...There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes one's head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other people's pain. You ought to have some apprehension that the man you see before you was once even younger than you are now and arrived at his present wretchedness by imperceptible degrees.”
-James Baldwin