Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Karen, An interesting project that I'd say has no end :-) Simply because you folks south of the border show how strong you are in the belief of your country through the uses of the flag. Actually if you haven't checked yet I'd have a look on google to see if there's a book along similar lines to your project. And if not, boy I'd be working the daylights out of the subject as fast as possible to build a collection of images to produce a book!!! It's a great subject with so many interesting, unusual, incredible locations and situations of a subject of interest, that if no one else has done it I'm sure in a short time you could have a very interesting book and an American publisher would produce. Hey you've basically got nothing to lose as most of the locations are in your country without a great deal of cost for travelling overseas or to other countries. The trick here is, shoot as many as you possibly can as different as you can find, print a couple dozen at 8.5X11 size along with an interesting story about the flag and what it stands for historically and today. Then drop it off or send it to a publisher who produces "picture type books and wait to see what happens. You might be surprised and have it accepted and if that's the case, they'll give you some kind of advance that would allow you to spend more time roaming other parts of your country looking for flags. By the same token it might end up having to be presented to several publishers before it works. Or never becomes a book! :-( But that's life when you think you have a good idea and nobody buys into it. However, I think this has some specific merit certainly how strong American's feel about their flag! kindest regards, ted PS: I just checked Google and there is one book at the top of the list :-( However, it could be an old one and given the locations in it they may not be anything like your project.See if you can find a copy at the library or else where for a look and if it's nothing like your concept, then run with yours until you get turned down! Remember nothing ventured is nothing gained! Good luck.