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Wednesday, November 15, 2006Cover Model -- Part 2 We are on Part 2 of our interview with cover model Jennifer Rasmussen.Here are a couple of before and after shots. The first one shows the photo of Jennifer sliding down the banister. The second shows the changes they made to the photo for the actual book cover.   As you can see, the art department changed the dress from white to teal. And, actually, now that I see them side-by-side, it looks like they either tweaked the photo or they used a different one altogether--the one on the cover has Jennifer's skirt positioned a little differently on the banister and the one on the cover has Jennifer smiling. Now, the question we've all been wondering about: Did they actually make you slide down a banister with no hands?! "No, I didn't have to actually slide down a banister at all. It was more like a tilted 2x4. Most of the shots that were taken were of me balancing on the tiny piece of wood. Good thing I was in gymnastics when I was younger!" So ... now you know a big secret. Jennifer was photoshopped onto the banister. I asked Bethany House's art director, Paul Higdon, for more details: "We actually shot the model and banisters separately in New York, (we had [Jennifer] pose in many different angles and dresses before settling on this one) then photoshopped them together and added blur and a lot of other details and tweaks to get this just right." In Part 3 of our interview, we will see another one of those shots, but this time we will see a different banister, a different dress and a shot from behind. Stay tuned!
posted by Deeanne at 11:13 AM
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6 Comments:
It's fun to get this behind-the-scenes look at the photo session. I'm glad they changed the dress to teal--it's a lot more lively that way. Like your heroine!
1:49 PM
Oh, Dee, this is so exciting. I can't wait to read Courting Trouble! I loved your other two, so I know this one will be equally enjoyable. An interesting sidenote, for me anyway, is that a couple of months ago I contracted for a three-book historical series, and they are set in 1895-96. I noticed that your model, Jennifer, said she had fun trying on clothes from 1895. Is that your setting for Courting Trouble? What state? Can't wait to read the premise for your book. Can we get a sneak peak???
My three books are titled Loving Liza Jane, Sarah, My Beloved, and Courting Emma! Coincidentally, I just got my cover art for LLJ today--so I know exactly what you mean about your level of excitement. I let out a little whoop of joy when I saw it, gave the dog a bit of a scare. tee-hee
You are a blessing to all of us, Dee. Love your enthusiasm. You do a great job in keeping us all informed!
Loved the interview!
Shar
3:24 PM
Congrats, Shar! Historicals! That is great news. Don't you have a contemporary coming out soon?
Courting Trouble is set in a small Texas town in 1895. I'll give the premise on Friday. And congratulations on all your news.
3:49 PM
Thanks, Dee. Yeah, I have a contemp coming out January 31. Unveiling will be at Advance '07 in Indy. It's titled Through Every Storm.
DON'T WE SERVE AN AMAZING GOD?
Blessings, everyone!
Shar
5:06 PM
No banister-sliding??? How weird is that?! Good thing I didn't have any takers regarding my bet over that little issue. Seems like fine art has gone from the paintbrush to the camera to the computer! The teal was a great choice too, definitely.
6:35 PM
Yeah, I was surprised--but relieved--that Jennifer didn't actually slide down the banister. Very interesting how they do these things, I think.
3:12 PM
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