Milton, FL was established in 1844. Though I have lived in Milton my whole life, I haven't taken the time to really look at the area. With this series of photographs I will be documenting the discovery of my hometown through the people who live there and will allow for the photographs to speak for themselves. I will be using blurb.com to create my book. It will be 10x8, hardcover with a dust jacket. The book will consist of up to 20 pages of full bleed photographs.

different front cover

Front cover idea 2





Here's a different front cover. Val made a good point about many of my images being landscape, so I'm going to do a 10x8 book instead. I'm still working on the back cover and my artist statement. Hopefully I'll have something soon for you guys to actually see.

-sarah

15 comments:

  1. Sky'sPhotoSeriesJune 24, 2009 at 2:13 PM

    This definitely works better and I love the way the title blends with the image itself. Great job!!

    ReplyDelete
  2. JM.ChandlerJune 24, 2009 at 2:27 PM

    I agree with Sky. I think this cover works better with the title being subtle and blending in with the image. I like that the back cover is just black with the statement on it. Everything is looking good! :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. josh sullivanJune 24, 2009 at 3:02 PM

    i loooooks good. the images are working out great with your concept. i think id make the book title more prominent though, thats my only suggestion.

    ReplyDelete
  4. Christine HensleyJune 24, 2009 at 3:40 PM

    I agree with making the book landscape and using the second title page. Looks great!

    ReplyDelete
  5. Brittany TaylorJune 24, 2009 at 4:07 PM

    I liked the title. I didn't really notice at first but I like that it's subtle so you look at the photograph first.

    ReplyDelete
  6. kylamucciJune 24, 2009 at 5:10 PM

    I prefer this one over the first. I agree with Josh and increasing the visibility slightly.

    ReplyDelete
  7. alex alfordJune 24, 2009 at 5:11 PM

    i think that the landscape format will work better for your book then portrait. it is good that you will be taking tons of photos for the blog. i would reconsider using a picture with the focuse on part of milton that was destroyed as your front cover, but it may work with the other images. maybe to show progression, growth and that milton can overcome something like that.

    ReplyDelete
  8. soungJune 24, 2009 at 5:47 PM

    this is good picture. but hard to see your texture behind building, what about making bigger and chaging the location.

    ReplyDelete
  9. In Cindy's ShoesJune 24, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    I really like the cover!! :D And the new photos are beautiful! I think your statement is fine as it is! I think your book is coming together great! Keep up with the good work! :D

    ReplyDelete
  10. Gina LukasikJune 24, 2009 at 6:23 PM

    I'm not sure what it is about your pics, but I'm very fond of them. The cover looks great, and I'm enjoying your use of color and people.

    ReplyDelete
  11. photolicious2009June 24, 2009 at 7:08 PM

    The way the text blends in with the buidling looks much better than the first sketch. Your images are still looking really good. I also like how the artist statement is worded. Keep of the good work!

    Danielle

    ReplyDelete
  12. Nicholas MillerJune 24, 2009 at 8:32 PM

    I personally like the first image better for the front cover: the one with the two chairs in front of the building. Having a photo of a demolished building with police crime scene tape in front doesn’t look to appealing as the front cover. The first photo of the two chairs in my opinion helps promote a city like Milton as serene place and very nice to look at. The second photo might convey a natural disaster that had hit the city like a hurricane. Though, it all depends as to how you are trying to convey Milton. Are you trying to convey that Milton is a nice, quite, sleepy town or a town with natural disasters and police crime scene tape all over the place? I would use both photos for your book since both were shot well. For the front cover I would stick with the one of the two chairs in front of the building.

    --Nick Miller

    ReplyDelete
  13. photolicious2009June 24, 2009 at 9:08 PM

    I like the way you have the title blending in with the scene. But, I don't think you should use the photo of a burned building (I work at the Fire Marshal's Office) on your front cover. It conveys the idea of a derelict community, and I know that is not your goal.

    I love the lady with the fiddle! THAT is what I'm talking about!

    Elaine

    ReplyDelete
  14. photolicious2009June 24, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    Oh Sara,

    Thanks for the xtra mile!

    Don't be jacked at me for having one more crit but we will totally have a great book soon! You do not want your title to fall completely into the bricks--though this sketch is so much stronger. We need a happy medium. Many versions are necessary and if you have another fav image, use it, i only suggested my fav--but there are lots of good ones.

    Keep going, you are SOOOOOOO close!

    xoxo,
    Val

    ReplyDelete
  15. Lindsey Scott FossonJune 25, 2009 at 8:21 AM

    i love how u subtly incorporated the title on the brick wall in the photo! i also like that u are going with a landscape format!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)