Damn, I should have gone with O'Reilly; then I could have had an animal.
General Requirements
1. ‘Business casual’ clothing. What you would wear to meet a client.
2. Author must look straight at camera.
3. Look as natural as possible.
What to Avoid
1. Resting on hands or fists – this may look unnatural with just part of the hand showing when the image is cropped down.
2. Inappropriate props – if you are using props please ensure relevance to your material
3. Pulling of faces or obscene gestures. You can be fun without being goofy.
So no chinposin. Damnit.
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blowdart
Peek-a-boo
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julianbenjamin
Giggity
Lying down on a conference table.... in a thong.
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blowdart
Peek-a-boo
Nice. Gold and sparkly, or is that too much?julianbenjamin said:Lying down on a conference table.... in a thong.
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TommyCarlier
Widen your gaze
2 possibilities: either pose like David Brent would pose, or like your current avatar.blowdart said:
Nice. Gold and sparkly, or is that too much?julianbenjamin said:*snip*
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Dr Herbie
Horses for courses
Props? You're allowed props?blowdart said:
Nice. Gold and sparkly, or is that too much?julianbenjamin said:*snip*
Dearstalker & pipe + copy of something by Proust under one arm?
How about pointing at the horizon like a male model in a catalogue?
Are stuffed animals classed as 'inappropriate'?
Oh, and what's the book? It might help with suggestions if we knew the topic.
Herbie
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What is your book about?Dr Herbie said:
Props? You're allowed props?blowdart said:*snip*
Dearstalker & pipe + copy of something by Proust under one arm?
How about pointing at the horizon like a male model in a catalogue?
Are stuffed animals classed as 'inappropriate'?
Oh, and what's the book? It might help with suggestions if we knew the topic.
Herbie
I take it its somehting like a Wrox book. I dont think you can win with a pic like that which is great news for your "mates" (still how many books have they written..)
I would suggest this is a bit serious lol:
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wisemx
Live it
I was in a bookstore in Lubbock Texas years ago and an old man pointed something out to me:.
"Look at the Authors on those books" he said...
I looked but didn't notice anything unusual.
"None of them are smiling" "Why not?" "Are their topics inspiring? Their books enjoyable?"
"If you ever Author a book, Smile for the cover picture."
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Bas
It finds lightbulbs.
Damn, as soon as I read the subject I wanted to suggest the chinpose. That always makes me giggle.
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harumscarum
out of memory
1. Resting on hands or fists – this may look unnatural with just part of the hand showing when the image is cropped down.
Any other way would be futile -
julianbenjamin
Giggity
Depends on what's gold and sparkly. I'd only "gold and sparkly"-fy those parts you want to call attention to.blowdart said:
Nice. Gold and sparkly, or is that too much?julianbenjamin said:*snip*
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I cannot agree more with wisemx. You immediately know when you see a smiling author on the cover of a book that they are passionate about its topic, and there is nothing worse than reading a book by someone who doesn't care for what they are talking about.
As for poses, these ones work well if you can pull them off:
Regarding the chin-on-fist pose, don't discount it entirely as it is a proven performer:
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How about in a dinner jacket, surrounded by the Girl Geeks in bikinis?
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Dr Herbie
Horses for courses
Of course, you're going to post a copy of the final picture, aren't you, blowdart?
Herbie
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blowdart
Peek-a-boo
I may post all of the attempts; if you're "lucky"Dr Herbie said:Of course, you're going to post a copy of the final picture, aren't you, blowdart?
Herbie
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Actually, I think this is begging for a Photoshop mock-up.blowdart said:
I may post all of the attempts; if you're "lucky"Dr Herbie said:*snip*
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How about:mistershades said:
Actually, I think this is begging for a Photoshop mock-up.blowdart said:*snip*
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blowdart
Peek-a-boo
alexmac said:
How about:mistershades said:*snip*
Much hilarity
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jason818_253.33
Yippi skippy
SHEL SILVERSTEIN go bear foot
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