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HarperCollins Bought One of My Photos for a Book Cover!

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  1. Jeff

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    I got an email from a guy at HarperCollins saying they were interested in using one of my photos for a book cover. I spoke with him this week and they are using it!

    It's not for a new release but rather for a mass market re-issue of a book that was put out in 2002 - i.e. a paperback. But, I'm still pretty thrilled both because they are using it and because I get paid for something that I did just for fun.

    Here's the photo they are using:

    http://flickr.com/photos/jeffbalke/329704692/

    This is the book:

    "Beyond Suspicion" by James Grippando

    He is a best selling author who writes legal thrillers. Pretty sweet. :)
     
    #1 Jeff, Jan 26, 2007
  2. napalm

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    That's a sweet picture Jeff, congrats.
     
    #2 napalm, Jan 26, 2007
  3. Rocketman95

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    Badass!!!
     
    #3 Rocketman95, Jan 26, 2007
  4. SwoLy-D

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    :eek: WOW. Nice. I like the perspective. Congratulations.

    So how did they find it, and does this mean that I should continue to post good photos in my FLICKR account? I quit a while back... too much work... :(
     
    #4 SwoLy-D, Jan 26, 2007
  5. gifford1967

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    That's great.

    How did they come across your photograph? Were they looking through public folders on Flickr for something like this specifically.

    Nice photo by the way.
     
    #5 gifford1967, Jan 26, 2007
  6. MadMax

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    That is awesome!!!!

    Congrats, Jeff. What an incredible picture! Enjoying looking through the others, as well!
     
    #6 MadMax, Jan 26, 2007
  7. AroundTheWorld

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    Wow - congratulations. That's impressive!
     
    #7 AroundTheWorld, Jan 26, 2007
  8. BmwM3

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    That's a nice photo Jeff!
     
    #8 BmwM3, Jan 26, 2007
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    Dude!! That's great! Congratulations definitely in order. From looking at the photo, it isn't at all surprising. You may have expanded into another career! Totally cool. :cool:
     
    #9 Deckard, Jan 26, 2007
  10. Jeff

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    Thanks!

    The guy told me that they normally get covers from large stock agencies like Corbis and Getty, but that they've lately been searching through Flickr for alternatives. He said that it is tougher to find photos there because they aren't organized like stock services and you never know if the person who took a specific photo will have a hi res version of it.

    I'm sure it was a needle in a haystack thing. Just glad he found it.

    What's going to be really sweet is when it finally gets published and it shows up on Amazon. :)
     
    #10 Jeff, Jan 26, 2007
  11. SirCharlesFan

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    yo man, can i get a loan?
     
    #11 SirCharlesFan, Jan 26, 2007
  12. Rocket River

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    Great Picture
    is sets a mood and an atmosphere

    Good Job

    Rocket River
    don't think I wanna be on that street at night
     
    #12 Rocket River, Jan 26, 2007
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    Congrats man! Nice work
     
    #13 BenignDMD, Jan 26, 2007
  14. DaDakota

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    WOW !!

    Jeff, that picture is amazing !!! What kind of camera and lense did you use?

    Also, how did the picture get noticed?

    Congratulations on the book cover....that is REALLY REALLY COOL !!!!


    DD
     
    #14 DaDakota, Jan 26, 2007
  15. Preston27

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    Dude, that's me that is walking in that picture. Please give me my royalties, or I will have my lawyers go after you.
     
    #15 Preston27, Jan 26, 2007
  16. Jeff

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    The shot was taken with a Nikon D70 using a Nikon 50mm 1.8 lens. I took the shot on the Rice University campus back in mid-December. My girlfriend (a much better photographer than me) and I went out to shoot some night shots when it was foggy.

    This particular photo was taken with me hanging out of the driver side window of my truck. Right place at the right time I guess.

    Here are a couple others taken the same night:

    http://flickr.com/photos/jeffbalke/329704793
    http://flickr.com/photos/jeffbalke/330910179
    http://flickr.com/photos/jeffbalke/330910410
    http://flickr.com/photos/jeffbalke/329704473
     
    #16 Jeff, Jan 26, 2007
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    congrats jeff. einstein called photographers light monkees. he realized something that most amatuer photographers don't get> light quality. you are very attuned to light and optical phenomena, you have a pretty good eye there. i'm a shutterbug from way back so i'll use this as an excuse to post a photo of one of my little boys.

    [​IMG]
     
    #17 thegary, Jan 26, 2007
  18. Rocketman95

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    ^^^^

    For some reason, I think that'd make a great album cover.
     
    #18 Rocketman95, Jan 26, 2007
  19. pirc1

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    Nice photo, what did you take it with?
     
    #19 pirc1, Jan 26, 2007
  20. chow_yun_fat

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    Thats me in that picture, where's my cut?? :mad:

    FOr serious tho, nice picture. Congrats.
     
    #20 chow_yun_fat, Jan 26, 2007
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