Photographs I Love Tonight
Took a dinner break (at 11:45 — heh), spent a few minutes with Flickr, and ran into a photo begging for a book cover, if ever there were one:
A cropped version of regularjoe’s Laying Blame. See it much larger, uncropped (see if you agree with my crop — and you bet I’d use the rest to wrap), and in much better quality here. (Gotta be a matte finish on this one, by the way.)
P.S. If you’re a Flickr member, join the discussion on whether the leaf should stay in this photo. I agreed with the suggestion that it should come out, but I’m in the minority. (Not suprisingly…;) Thinking from a book design perspective, though, unless the leaf specifically plays into the book’s story, I’d rather use that space for text and put the emphasis on the grasses above. Where to crop the photo would play into it, too. ’kay, dinner break’s over.
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Posted by Giles, Thursday, April 27, 2006, at 11:44 PM.
Posted to Book cover photography | Flickr | Photography
Comments:
Now all we need is a title and someone to write the darn thing. I like your crop.
Dinner at 11:45. That explains it then, you were delirious from hunger. Just kidding. Thanks for sharing the image with the community!
I like the crop.
As an aside about the other image you mentioned, your thoughts are right on in terms of design. Context there would play a much different role than it does in the photo as a standalone piece…