Giving a Publisher What He Wants ... When Even He Doesn't Know What That Is!
Sometimes publishers' image requests are highly specific and straightforward; when a deadline is imminent, those requests are the most stress-free, assuming of course, the publisher approves and accepts what is submitted as satisfying the request.
Other requests are more nebulous ... but with parameters ... those are often a pain-in-the-ass because the publisher himself doesn't really know what he's looking for ... really!
Like ... "Show me an animal portrait ... but NOT just a picture of an animal ... maybe something with a twist ... a different look ... you know ... make it stand out from similar images ... "
Dude ... I DON'T know ... different how?
Starting with endless possibilities but little else, here's what I submitted ...
I have no idea why, out of all I might have come up with, I came up with these ...
The publisher's art editor e-mailed ... "I like your antique images; we'll use one or both."
Yeah ... they're antique images ... yeah ...
That's exactly what I was thinking when I modified them from the originals ... taken way back a couple weeks ago.
Yeah ... "Antique Images."
Pretty damn clever of me ...
Lucky S.O.B. that I am.
Antique 8-point Buck.
Antique Mourning Dove
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A little bit of photoshopping and you could have had the dove perched on the deer's antlers . But I guess that would have been a bit too much ...
Awww How cute Mike. Are those your dogs?
Rich,
Think outside the bucks ...
How 'bout the buck perched on the dove's antlers?
Ya' know what? I could actually make such an image!
Perhaps for another article.
Hey Mike ...
Is that your pup?
Happy holidays to you too!
That is an amazing story of luck...
Or your the oldest guy in the world... and hey... you look good!
Nice photos, too. I can see why they the publisher picked them.
That is "outside the bucks" LOL!