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

A great photo and their cover usage is outstanding.
 
> From: kididdoc@xxxxxxx
> To: lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [LRflex] Cover Photo: Things That Matter Now
> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:36:00 -0700
> 
> 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
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ------
> Unsubscribe or change to/from Digest Mode at:
> http://www.lrflex.furnfeather.net/
> Archives are at:
> http://www.freelists.org/archives/leicareflex/

Other related posts: