In trying to find a suitable image for the cover of Silver Shark, I had looked at a lot of stock photos. I found a perfect one, btw, but it’s $350. NO.
Anyhow, some of the shots the photographers take are very odd. I will now post some of them below, so you can suffer with me.
Please remember that models are real people and while making fun of the photographer’s vision is okay, making fun of the model’s body will not be tolerated.
This is exactly what kills me in most of these: the models are awesome. The creative vision… It’s creative.
Warning: there is a naked butt toward the end.
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Search string: Futuristic
Ripped T-shit – check, funky glasses – check, something is missing…
I know, put that dryer hose on your head!
We’re out of dryer hoses.
No problem, get electric tape and a garbage bag.
But why the braids, cousin?
Search string: Futuristic Woman
Women of the future will wear aluminum foil.
With antennae.
And dryer hoses.
And finally:
Search String: Science Fiction, Male (was hoping for a dude in a black suit)
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I don’t get it.
*giggles* This spring, we went to NYC and one of the places we visited was the Museum of Modern Art. Some really cool stuff there, but apparently I am an uncultured boob, because the sight of several people sitting and intently studying an all-black canvas made me laugh. Seriously? It’s painted black. That’s art?
At least it was black, a friend of mine who is into art told me about an Artist who took a white piece of cancas and then “painted” it in a different shade of white …
I didn’t even know there were different kinds of white. And even if there are, what is the point of painting an already white piece of canvas into a different shade of white? Unicolor …
I think modern art can be fun, but I still think of the giant (wax) stick of butter that I saw in one museum. It was a giant stick of butter, I’d say 3 feet long, wrapper and everything. And that was it. My cousin tried to get a picture of herself sitting on it, but the alarm went off when she got too close.
Second favorite was Man in Black Pants. And it was a small sculpture, looked papier mache, of a man…in black pants. Can’t claim they didn’t give what they advertised!
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When I was about ten my mom brought myself and my two younger siblings to MoMA. I had wandered ahead and was looking at a painting of a solid black circle on a white background. After reading the title I said, “tsch, no wonder its untitled,” and walked away.
Sometimes I think the quest for the avant garde in the art world means making art that’s totally inaccessible to the public- and now we’re taking everyday objects (or white canvasses) and labeling them modern art BECAUSE the public thinks it’s ridiculus. (Obviously if the public ridicules it, it must be modern art…)
it beats brown paper bags hanging on the wall
Thanks for the laugh. I needed that. LOL!!
Love it.
Laughter is always a good way to start the day.
I wonder what the circular symbol by his left hand is supposed to be??
will you post a pic of the one you thought was perfect but overpriced??? Please?
I second the request!
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/200117776-001/Photographers-Choice
That one is pretty cool.
Ooh, yep, perfect. Hope you can find something just as good, but not as expensive.
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Great Picture, but I am confused by the wires. If it is futuristic, why are there wires from what she is typing on and to the chair? Present day is wireless, so why would the future revert? Huh.
It’s just the Future’s version of going Retro !
have you tried talking to the artist himself?
http://www.coneyljay.com/new/coneyljay.html
I do like that one. You are so good at photoshop can you find a model in a similar pose and fix it up? By the way, are you self taught, or are there classes to learn how to do that? I would love to find a “photoshop for dummies”.
ooh this is cute!
Thanks for sharing. It looks perfect I love it. too bacd its so $$$
It’s expensive but really awesome!
You wouldn’t want this picture anyway as her hair is the wrong colour for Claire.
Well, the antennae are *obviously* for picking up alien brainwaves. Very important for future intergalactic relations…
Hahaha – the dryer hoses kill me. Well, that and the man humping the corner of the wall. How is that futuristic in the slightest??
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Perhaps at higher resolution/higher magnification you’ll see that the wall –
humps back.
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LMAO!!
front against the wall is prob better than back? baby in a corner? needs dryer hose?
Such suffering! I think the naked guy is covering up the point of the photo. Sorry. Couldn’t resist.
Would you consider a naked butt for your cover?
How about this one? At least I’m not as creeped out by it, although the eart interface is a bummer. http://www.gettyimages.es/detail/95912256/Stone?Language=es
OooHhhh! I like that one a lot, and the others in the series when you click the arrow one the “Imágenes semejantes” area
Oh that was hilarious! I’m still sniggering and my kids want to know what’s so funny lol!
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Those were soooo 70′s…and the dry hose… LOL
How about something like this:
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/82126923/Altrendo
I couldn’t see the price though.
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OOOOO I like this one!
too bad the hair is not red… I loved that bit of the story because all of their other novels have the women as natural as possible so the fact that she died her hair distinguishes (I know I didn’t spell that right) the novel.
this is my idea of clair’s hair after it is re-done
http://www.ukhairdressers.com/style/hairstyles/14744/2.jpg
wow, I can see why you want that perfect one. Very nice. $350 is a lot of money. Maybe Gordon, kid 1 or kid 2 can invest in photography classes? O_O
I liked the one from Brenda too but it is pretty pricey @ $350 when I put in a few parameters.
Maybe it’s time to cultivate fans who are artists. Wait, I thought you had those fans already. . . ^_^
All Getty images are overpriced…at least in my opinion….yeah…what I consider art and what art museums consider art are two very different things…
Well, how about this one instead?
http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free-stock-image-sexy-brunette-oparating-interface-in-future-image13737986
I like that one!
This one is even better than the Getty ones!
Nice! Normal hair as well w/o antenae or aluminium foil coverage XD
I am wondering about the third pic from the top, the last male one. He is wearing a wool hat, something that looks like these glasses kinda thing pilots used to wear before airplanes were closed, like in WW2, and then there is something coming out of the side of the wool hat. Is that supposed to be pigtails? But it is not his hair, is it? It really looks strange!
Um. The foil? Um. Okay.
What’s with the butt pic?
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Mikaela’s pic was kinda cool, altho I think you could do one similar to the pricy one if you wanted. Talk it up at ArmadilloCon!!!! Lots of artsy-fartsy types there!!!
btw, will you all come to FenCon? It would be great to see you, and dfw is a hot mess.
I lived in Austin, Texas 9 years ago. Now I am in Grand Junction, Colorado, but I so wish I was in Austin for ArmadilloCon!
What do you think about these pics?
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/81711607
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/81710577
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/79383997
It looks like the future will be uncomfortable in terms of clothing. New and amazing ways to visit planets! But please squeeze yourself into this tubing while we place a metal hose around your neck.
Fetish wear =/= futuristic
In my vision of the future fashions we all wear mumus. Because they are comfortable and airy damnit.
laughs… I think that sadly the future will not be getting more comforterable judging from the strange concepts that can be viewd the the above pictures. It will be a sad day when we are forced to wear our own Garbage for clothing… lol
I thought perhapse something like this would work. It matches the technological factor that I inferred from the snippits and I think that the gloves give her a tough look. Plus Claire is now a buisness woman and as far as I know the future holds technology. At least I hope there is technology in the future… I think that my friends would perish with out it.. laughs
http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-6537661-business-woman-checking-e-mail.php?st=c7fc490
I also like this one, though maybe they could cut her out and insert a more futuristic background? And it isn’t that expensive
Agree–this would be really good, esp w/ a doctored-up background. Nice find.
I think I like the tinfoil outfit. What does that say about me?!?
Thanks for the giggle…
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Silver is the new black of the future…
If that is what the future looks like… I have to say I’m a little excited I don’t have to experience (cough suffer cough) the fashion!
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I didnt get the last one either!!….maybe its like we go where we started? :S
and the futuristic woman in foils…looks like the term smoking hot will be applied literally
I’m thinkin’ foil girl is actually being cooked, like a potato.
The last photo, who needs to explain it. Great butt!
You might try dreamstime.com; I’ve had pretty good luck finding stuff there are reasonable prices. Two artists/photographers have then worked with me personally on projects.
razzdazzstock.com might also work with you for very reasonable. Some of their stuff is quite good and they do some of their own photoshoots as well as upload stuff to dreamstime!
BTW, yes. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your books. Awesome does not even cover their fabulous nature.
I’m off now to get my aluminum foil dress altered and my hair braided.
The Raz link is awesome!
She does nice work and is very upfront about costs and what she can’t and can’t do. There’s often some good pre-made covers out there at reasonable prices if you’re lucky enough to find a fit!
Can’t wait to read whatever it is you’re writing. :>)
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You need more B Roll. Check out this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SItFvB0Upb8
I’m sure he does photos too
I *really* don’t want to know what’s going on it that last pic.
“Why the braids, cousin? Why not horns?”
“Because the braids make me look prettier!”
Sorry. Made me think of that little bit from Robin Hood with Kevin Costner. Anywho, I don’t think that last picture is a real person. Did you happen to look at his hands?
I think they should stop going to the hardware store and big box store, dumping out the contents, and making use. At least I hope those are new hoses and trash bags.
Totally Hilarious! Sometimes modern art makes me laugh, too, but that’s part of the fun.
I wish I could justify commissioning Dan Dos Santos to make an avatar of me-ish (you know, something that resembles me if I were a paranormal heroine who glowed ethereally) (and taller) but considering he does book covers, I’m sure it would be a mighty pretty penny. And well, having a portrait of a non-author/artist/output person is a little narcissistic, isn’t it? I wonder if I could get him to name the piece “etchings”. That would be money well spent.
Um….. I guess they don’t wear clothing in the future… He kind of looks a little cold (ha ha ha) but I get what your saying we are either going to be raiding the hardware store for clothing or going around but nakey….. Hmmm is there a third option please! (I’m curvy we don’t do laundry hoses plus I burn in the sun T-T)
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Just catching up on your blog and I have to say that you referred to one of my favorite lines. “Why a spoon cousin?”
“Because it’s dull you twit. It’ll hurt more!”
We use this whenever possible in our family.
And from Galaxy Quest: “…but it turned inside out…and it exploded.”
Classics!