Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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