Sold a photo for a book cover

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Chris--

Very cool, nothing like the permanence of a book cover (written by one whose page one photos probably were most often seen on the floor of a bird cage.)

Congrats!!!

I never thought of it that way. I guess most newspapers are thrown away, or recycled, or used for things like bird cage lining after they're read. On the other hand, libraries and archives keep copies forever and they form an important part of the historical record that will be studied by historians long into the future!

 

[dcsang]

I echo everyone's sentiments Chris !! 🙂

Congratulations !!

Cheers,
Dave

 

[mathomas]

That's great. I'm happy for you! I love that style of photo, and it really fits the book's jacket design well.

Closest I've ever gotten to this was when the designer of a pamphlet for a charitable fund-raiser found a painting of mine on flickr that she wanted to use on the cover. She wrote me about using it and I offered a free license for that particular use, given that it was a charity. Was a nice feeling to be "discovered" like that. I got a few of the pamphlets in the mail. Was a proud moment, as I'm sure yours is for you!

 

[shadowfox]

B e a u t i f u l...

It's about time.
Big congrats, Chris. I am happy for you 🙂

 

[chrismoret]

Congrats, man. A beautiful shot.

 

[ReeRay]

Well done Chris - I'm a great admirer of your work and advise.

 

[gb hill]

Excellent!! & the printers did a nice job with the book!

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Thanks everyone, I am really excited about it.

Greg, I haven't seen the printed book yet, it is still being printed right now. The pic I posted was sent me by the designer who created the cover, it came from the layout software she used.

 

[Rogrund]

That's great news, well done!

 

[Mister E]

I like their choice of crop.

 

[coelacanth]

Congrats, Chris. I'm glad the final book cover is simple and tastefully done so your photo really shines, unlike so many books with just slammed picture. 🙂

 

[Juan Valdenebro]

That's great, Chris! And the shot is very nice too!

Cheers,

Juan

 

[crawdiddy]

I like the photo-- and it looks like your work. Reminds me of your doll series.

That's pretty exciting news. It will be great fun to walk into a Barnes & Noble and see your image on display.

Congrats.

 

[visiondr]

Outstanding, Chris!

 

[semrich]

I can only imagine how good it must feel, your work deserves it.

 

[DNG]

Chris,
That is sooo cooooool
Perfect Image
You photo will be on a "New Publication" shelf at the front of the book stores when it come out.....

Congrats,

 

[Finder]

Congratulations.

I just hope it is a good book. The more copies sold, the more people see your image. And if they hate the book...

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Chris,
That is sooo cooooool
Perfect Image
You photo will be on a "New Publication" shelf at the front of the book stores when it come out.....

Congrats,

Thanks DNG. I do not belong to a stock agency, I sell my photos directly, using my website. I don't see the point to the stock agencies, I think they're an idea whose time has passed. They take huge commissions from photographers, many (microstock) basically give the pictures away free, many of them now won't accept film images because they think the grain of film is 'noise' and therefore bad (note that the book cover uses a grainy picture shot on 35mm Tri-X and they LIKED the grain because it added to the fell of the image).

 

[bmasonoh]

Way to go Chris. Congrats!

 

[robklurfield]

Great image, Chris. Well-deserved sale. Nice to see good people get some of the recognition they ought to have. Congrats.