[LRflex] Re: Cover Photo: Things That Matter Now

WAY TO GO STEVE!!!! I was wondering how long it would be before you were found.


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Regards
YXAndy

--- On Wed, 2/25/09, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@xxxxxxx> wrote:

From: Steve Barbour <kididdoc@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [LRflex] Cover Photo: Things That Matter Now
To: "LUG Group" <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "LRF reflex" <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 5:36 PM

this is about a photo I took...(and about our photos in general...)

David Sollard.... Leica user, and Editor at Frontenac House writes...

"Frontenac House is a Canadian literary publisher specializing in poetry
books.  We are constantly looking for thought-provoking photographs to use as
cover illustrations for our books. We frequently look through postings on the
LUG and the LRflex list – photographs on those lists are often more original,
and less stereotyped, than the typical offerings from stock agencies.

Our philosophy is that a cover image must satisfy two requirements: it must
catch the eye, so that a customer will notice the book in the midst of a
shelf-full of competing titles, and then pick it up to look at it; and it must
be a metaphor in some way for the content of the book. Steve Barbour’s
photograph “Tikwame” served both purposes perfectly for our book Things that
Matter Now.  The picture is really eye-catching and startling (we’ve watched
customers deliberately reaching for the book and picking it up), and the visual
enigma of the image fits a couple of the poems in the book so closely we almost
wondered if Steve had been reading the manuscript in advance when he took the
picture.

We’ve been really gratified with the response we’ve been getting– without
any prompting from us, several readers have commented on how well the cover
image suited the contents.  This sort of feedback is really exciting, and is one
of the main reasons we love publishing books.

Things that Matter Now retails for $15.95 Canadian. If any persons on the LUG
or LRflex lists would like to purchase copies, we’d be pleased to extend our
“Best Customer” discount. For Canadian customers, this works out to $10.00
Cdn. per copy including shipping and GST. For U.S. customers, the cost is $10.00
in U.S. currency including shipping. Please indicate “LUG/LRflex order”.
Ordering information is on our website, www.frontenachouse.com. "

the image...

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/tikwamefweb.jpg.html

the cover...

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/barbour/PAW+2009/ThingsThatMatterNow.jpg.html

many thanks,

Steve




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