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p.2 #1 · Help me pick a cover for my book.....

really cant lose here

but 6 for the warmth

Nov 14, 2008 at 05:45 PM

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p.2 #2 · Help me pick a cover for my book.....

6 followed by 10.

As others had mentioned clean is important for a cover.

Design aside and back to emotion. 7 evokes the father and daughter/parent child relationship in spades. Not trying to confuse you here. For emotion this would be my pick.

Tim

Nov 14, 2008 at 05:45 PM

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HOWARD KEARLEY wrote:
Hi Lil,
no 10, clarity and freshness of this would make me want to look inside.

good Luck,
Howard.

Thank you Howard,

I've been told it should be a vertical crop by one person on another board & someone suggested warming it up a tad for Golden Light....

Lil

danjacquitaylo wrote:
#6
Dan

Thanks Dan

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 05:59 PM

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mlenny wrote:
#6 with #3 in reserve

Thank you mlenny

Lil

surfnron wrote:
# 10 is a clean, simple image with no distractions ~ Ron

Thank you Ron

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:01 PM

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Duane N wrote:
#6 with a little rotation CCW. #10 a close second.

Thank you Duane,

you think the horizon line is off

Lil

Rhode2Boston wrote:
#4.

Thank you Sean

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:03 PM

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p.2 #6 · Help me pick a cover for my book.....

Hi Lil. Glad to see you got the Swedish project underway.

You always have the option of more than one image on the cover. You can always place one full image on the back cover as well.

I was not impressed with the "Image Wrap" books from Blurb. My wife and I both prefer the soft covers to the hard covers.

Don't forget to dedicate the book to someone.

Let me know if I can help on any problems that might be hard to solve with the Blurb Help.

Tony

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Nov 14, 2008 at 06:04 PM

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p.2 #7 · Help me pick a cover for my book.....

Hi Lil
#3 for me. Ed

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:07 PM

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jhg photo wrote:
My pick would be #6 or #9 because they are simple but beautiful and have a very claen background to place a title on. You definitely need free space for that.
Good luck with your project

Thank you Jürgen

Lil

trenchmonkey wrote:
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#6 for me Lil, if you want a "warm" look....#10 if a "cool" look is more appropriate. GL...Will

Thanks for playing Will

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:08 PM

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Alex Nail wrote:
10 otherwise 6

Thank you Alex

Lil

Steven Everitt wrote:
No 6

Thank you Steven

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:09 PM

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Lars Johnsson wrote:
# 6, and good luck Lil

Tack Lars - - Thank you Lars

Lil

VickiB wrote:
#3 or #10. The others all seem to have distractions that give them verve and uniqueness for inside the book, but the two I selected seem neat and clean for the cover.

Thank you Vicki

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:11 PM

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GCasey wrote:
Here's one vote for 3, second is 1

Thank you George

Lil

Charlie Stinch wrote:
#6 Is my favorite. Great area for Title and a very warm feel. Although no matter what you choose I am sure he will cherish it forever.
Blue Skies,
Charlie

Thank you Charlie

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:13 PM

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GCasey wrote:
Here's one vote for 3, second is 1

Thank you George

Karl Witt wrote:
Lil #3 for me followed by #35 in your gallery

Karl

Thank you Karl,

this is what I PM'ed you about yesterday...

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:15 PM

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Mr Zoom wrote:
10 followed by 6.

Ken

Thank you Ken,

those are in the lead....

Lil

Hungtran10 wrote:
Hi Lil. Looks like you are making some progress on your book. I'm going to give you some advice based upon my own experience with making a blurb book. I decided to go with a wrap cover for the book. I chose a picture which had darker color tones. It looked great on my computer monitor, but when I got my book I was a bit dissappointed. The colors on the book color turned out more muted and darker than I wanted. It did not have the pop in colors that I was originally able to achieve on my computer monitor.

So my choice for your cover shot would be #10. I like the bright colors. It is a simple composition with no distracting elements. The cover should attract a passerbyers eyes and bright white on top of the clean blue background really should POP! Plus the clean blue background will give you room for some text for the title of your book.

Goodluck and post us a link once you have completed your book and have uploaded it to the blurb site.

- Hung

Thank you Hung & I will

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:17 PM

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Rob Tillyer wrote:
6 or 10

Rob

Thanks Rob

Lil

shelleyc wrote:
A definite #10... perfectly exposed, well composed, and simple.. It would certainly convince me to look at the rest of the book. And for the cover, KISS... keep it simple ... Just me opinion.

Either way, Lil, I am sure your father will LOVE the book.. sort of like a brag book

for him to show his buddies.

Thanks Shelley,

simple elegance - - sounds very Swedish to me.

I'm sure he'll like it.

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:18 PM

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reko wrote:
6 or 10, aren't I a big help? You might try reprocessing 10 to give it more of a golden hour look, take down the brightness a bit and change the color temp to warm it up.

Thanks Robert,

I was also told it should have been a vertical shot on another forum.... Ah well....

I'll play with it.

Lil

david russell wrote:
#3 - I like the depth and the surrounding environment

Thank you David

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:21 PM

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RyanM17 wrote:
#6

Thank you Ryan

Lil

thehotel wrote:
Put me down for #6

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Thank you Roger

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:22 PM

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mark fadely wrote:
I like to see a very clean shot for a cover. #6 or #10.

Thank you Mark

Lil

mike reid wrote:
really cant lose here

but 6 for the warmth

Thank you Mike

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:23 PM

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Tim Kuhn wrote:
6 followed by 10.

As others had mentioned clean is important for a cover.

Design aside and back to emotion. 7 evokes the father and daughter/parent child relationship in spades. Not trying to confuse you here. For emotion this would be my pick.

Tim

Thank you Tim

nice choice.

Lil

Ed Robertson wrote:
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#3 for me. Ed

Thank you Ed

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:26 PM

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Imagemaster wrote:
Hi Lil. Glad to see you got the Swedish project underway.

Let me know if I can help on any problems that might be hard to solve with the Blurb Help.

Tony

Hi Tony,

yes - - I've restarted about three times.... Driving myself nuts each time.

I know I can do more than one... part of me thought one large shot would be more inviting, but I may change that - - your example is wonderful. Did you use Portfolio or Photo Book as "general" layout?

So you like the softcovers best...... Hummm - - I was going to give my father a Hardcover....

Book dedicated to my family, my father, mother, sister, husband, daughter & all my online friends for help & support.

I'll PM you.

Thanks Tony

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:33 PM

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Lil Judd wrote:

I know I can do more than one... part of me thought one large shot would be more inviting, but I may change that - - your example is wonderful. Did you use Portfolio or Photo Book as "general" layout?

So you like the softcovers best...... Hummm - - I was going to give my father a Hardcover....

The good part about having multiple images is that people can immediately see that you have a variety of images inside the book.

I am still using the old version of Booksmart - version1.9.5.xxx I found it easier to make my own template pages in Photoshop. That way I could add text and move both text and the image(s) around where I wanted them. When starting a new book in Booksmart, I would first Remove all the pages, then Insert > Photo - 1, full bleed, as I inserted each page I had created in Photoshop.

Besides being nearly $10 cheaper, we found the soft cover books just looked better. I have already had defective binding on one hard cover, which Blurb gave me a credit for.

When you upload your book and place your first order, you can order 1 soft cover and 1 hard cover for comparison, and to check that everything is okay with your layouts.

Tony

Nov 14, 2008 at 06:58 PM

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Imagemaster wrote:

The good part about having multiple images is that people can immediately see that you have a variety of images inside the book.

I am still using the old version of Booksmart - version1.9.5.xxx I found it easier to make my own template pages in Photoshop. That way I could add text and move both text and the image(s) around where I wanted them. When starting a new book in Booksmart, I would first Remove all the pages, then Insert > Photo - 1, full bleed, as I inserted each page I had created in Photoshop.

Besides being nearly $10 cheaper, we found the soft cover books just looked better. I have already had defective binding on one hard cover, which Blurb gave me a credit for.

When you upload your book and place your first order, you can order 1 soft cover and 1 hard cover for comparison, and to check that everything is okay with your layouts.

Tony

Sounds great Tony,

thanks for this information. I'm doing it in Blurb as I'm not that great on CS3 - - I do most of my editing in Nikon's Capture NX2 which just handles Nikon RAW files beautifully...

Thanks

Lil

Nov 14, 2008 at 07:42 PM

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Nov 14, 2008 at 08:02 PM

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Lil,
If I was doing it I would want the image(s) on the cover to reflect the concept which I think you have outlined in the title. The key words in the title for me are Moments which is in the plural and a journey which also suggests a progression or at least a variety of images and/or concepts. So I would go with multiple images on the front cover which would be representative of the content as a whole and including one like the tern feeding its chick which would perhaps signal the start of a journey/life and on the back have images such as the one of the squirrel which could be interpreted as having a rest after completion of the journey. I also think you could consider a couple of images of you with your camera showing a progression from when you started your journey to one of you now with the Sigmonster, maybe one on the back and one on the front or even in the introduction or dedication or interspaced in the book if you have any of you actually taking the photos. As the book is primarily for your father if you had an earlier one of you both and with a camera that would be a bonus.
Just a few ideas.
Martin

Nov 14, 2008 at 08:04 PM

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HI Lil,
For me #6 is the choice clean and colorful.

Garen

Nov 14, 2008 at 08:42 PM

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p.2 #25 · Help me pick a cover for my book.....

#10 is the one for me. #6 is a very nice shot, but the Egret has a showiness that just says "front cover" - the avocet is a bit more reserved, its all the puffed-up feather detail and the contrast that does it.

Nov 14, 2008 at 09:12 PM


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