My daughter is the featured person or body part on each of my book covers, and we had so much fun doing them that I thought I’d share some of those photoshoots with you.
For the cover for the second book, Death in a Dacron Sail, I needed a background that could be the coast of Maine. Hubs – my photographer, my daughter and drove south to Jordan Lake and I looked for a good setting. I also took the jib sail from my sailboat.
We found the right spot almost immediately, but my daughter who had been exposed to freezing December temperatures for the photography of Death in a Red Canvas Chair, was complaining before we were out of the car. Again, it was December and the air was cold.
Knowing she would be unhappy, I’d brought along a warm blanket which I dragged down to the shoreline along with the sail, wrapping her up in it before having her get into the sail. Then the only thing left to do was remove the sock and shoe on one foot.
This time she was warm and happy in her sail and blanket cocoon!
Hubs took pictures from all different angles, and one of them became the cover.
When I can find the photos we took for the other two covers – one done on a soccer field at the university and the other in a metal scrap yard in Raleigh, I’ll post them. They are hidden in the depths of one of my husband’s computers.
Your ‘corpse’ is a beautiful young woman 🙂
Thank you! I think so!
🙂
Far too pretty to be a corpse! Thank you for sharing this, it’s always interesting to see how an image comes about. I’m looking forward to seeing how you did the pumpkin cover!
That post is in the works, Lucy!
Glad to hear it 😀
Ha! That is too fun. I had wondered where the photos came from. Thank you for sharing the story!
It would have been more fun if it had been warmer!
My mom always chooses the coldest months of the year to do the shoots. What we do for art.
Ha ha ha. What our family members have to put up with. “Honey, will you pose as a murder victim this morning?” Great photos, Noelle. Clearly, this post made me laugh. 🙂
That’s what I was looking for. But wait, wait, there’s more coming in a week or so….
I love this! I’ve never thought of getting friends and rellies together to do modelling! I wonder how I can persuade them to go up in a spaceship for me?
I’ll volunteer! I’m an adrenalin junkie…
You’re covers are all fantastic, Noelle! Kudos to the family! XO
Thanks, Bette. They were all fun to create. My next one will be without my daughter – she drew the line at what I needed her to do! But we’ll be do the photography in Maine this fall.
What fun to see the photoshoot process for your cover! She looked nice and toasty for this one. 🙂
Yes, this time the complaints were minimal. I think it’s because she could wear a coat!
Every time you look at the cover it must make you smile remembering this, Noelle. 🙂
My daughter reminds me on a regular basis!
This is awesome. 😄 Thanks for taking us through the process. Fun for me (because I wasn’t playing dead in the cold).
She begged out of the next one, Sarah. You will see why soon!
I love that it’s a family affair 😀
Feel free to volunteer any time! Maybe I should do one entitled Death at the Opera? Then I would need your expertise…
Would love to 🔍
Consider yourself signed up!