Photos, We Got Photos
So, if you've read these ramblings the past month, you'll know I've been trying to figure out what to do about photos. I definitely knew I wanted to have some professional photos done, because, hey, I'll take all the help I can get. Plus, I've never particularly liked those author photos that are obviously Polaroid snapshots from last Tuesday.
So: last Saturday, I ventured off to Red Lodge with photographer Celia Mangus (celiamangus.com), and we spent a lovely afternoon venturing to various locations and snapping photos of moi. Celia was a joy to work with--I recommend her highly, should you find yourself in Montana and in need of portraits--and had plenty of great ideas.
After going through the photos, I kicked out a number of them in which I was smiling broadly--the opposite of what I'd usually do with a photo. Unfortunately, as I tried to imagine the photo accompanying materials about my book (a supernatural suspense novel, if you recall), a big smile seemed oddly inappropriate. After all, would you want to buy a scary book from a guy with a big cheddar-eatin' grin?
A few of the photos:
I really like this one. Yes, there's a bit of a grin there--difficult for me not to grin--but I love the framing of the shot. Seems mysterious.
Downed timber near Wild Bill Lake. I like the desolate feel of the background.
Yeah, a wee bit of a smile in this one, too. But not too big of a smile--nothing that says "I enjoy writing about serial killers WAY too much."
When you're having your photo taken in a cemetery, I can tell you that people driving by slow way down to check out what you're doing.
Posted by TLHines at September 25, 2005 05:00 PM
Well, I'll be darned...we finally get to see the elusive TL Hines! Good photos!
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Great pictures! I like the third one best.
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I like the second one. Honestly, the fourth is probably the best shot *of you,* but the graveyard thing is just sooo hokey.
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T.L.
I like the first one, and there is something oddly delicious about someone who has a 'cheddar-eating grin' in a serial killer. Like maybe this is the picture of the killer?!
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Seems I've already left a comment. Oh well, if this one disappears, I'll assume you're ditching them, out of jealousy because of my literary brilliance. Perhaps, not wishing anyone to discover your future competition? I'm slightly off-kilter, don't mind me.
I LOVE the graveyard photo. Hokey? Nah, the message I got is here I am in a graveyard, and look how smug I look. Because death ain't scary when you got Jesus.
I like the one with you behind the tree too, but I picture you saying "peekaboo" and then hiding again.
GREAT pics, all of em. Any one of them will look fantastic on your book!
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I like the second one. It's in color and it has that, "I live in the woods with my muse" look!
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Oh my, that first one is WONDERFUL.
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Great pics! I like 1, 3, and 4... the hiding in the trees one is quite possibly my favorite... though I also like the "woodsy guy in a vest" shot (aka #3). I think I like the cemetary one for the non-horizontal angle... wow, I'm not very helpful, am I?? But very nice pics! (I usually hate pics of myself.)
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I love the first one and I like the cemetary shot. :)M
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The first one is okay but it just doesn't speak to me as much as the timber one. But, I like the smiling one that says 'I enjoy writing about serial killers...' the best. The cemetary one looks too much like G.P. Taylor's picture.
Oh, I am loving 'Dark Star' so far...good choice for review!
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I think I like the third one best, then the first one. I'd definitely go with black and white -- it says "scary writer type" perfectly. :)
Linda
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