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From: Gwenyth Swain <gswain_at_gwenythswain.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:31:08 -0500
I'm really enjoying the discussion on photographs in nonfiction books for children--particularly Marc Aronson's insightful comments on the process by which writers select images.
Good photos really can make all the difference in a nonfiction book. As an author, I can only say good things about working with professional photo researchers. When you’re dealing with seasoned researchers, as I have done at Carolrhoda Books, your book benefits from their experience and know-how.
Carolrhoda/Lerner also maintains its own photo archive; when I worked there as a senior editor a decade ago, I found enough just in that archive to start an entire series of photo-illustrated books for emergent readers.
More recently, I completed my own photo research for a book published by Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills Press. Having to search for and obtain rights for images (while staying in a tight budget) gave me a sense of ownership and involvement that’s new and exciting. I wrote the text with particular images in mind--and most of the time was able to obtain those images for the book.
So whether I've picked my own clothes or worked with an experienced personal shopper, my experiences have been great. No reader knows or cares, but they do pick up on the beauty of a well-selected image echoing the text.
-Gwenyth Swain
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(651) 225-4742 (home) (612) 845-3897 (cell) 2023 Princeton Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105 www.gwenythswain.com http://story-slinger.blogspot.com
Received on Sat 31 Mar 2012 11:31:08 AM CDT
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:31:08 -0500
I'm really enjoying the discussion on photographs in nonfiction books for children--particularly Marc Aronson's insightful comments on the process by which writers select images.
Good photos really can make all the difference in a nonfiction book. As an author, I can only say good things about working with professional photo researchers. When you’re dealing with seasoned researchers, as I have done at Carolrhoda Books, your book benefits from their experience and know-how.
Carolrhoda/Lerner also maintains its own photo archive; when I worked there as a senior editor a decade ago, I found enough just in that archive to start an entire series of photo-illustrated books for emergent readers.
More recently, I completed my own photo research for a book published by Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills Press. Having to search for and obtain rights for images (while staying in a tight budget) gave me a sense of ownership and involvement that’s new and exciting. I wrote the text with particular images in mind--and most of the time was able to obtain those images for the book.
So whether I've picked my own clothes or worked with an experienced personal shopper, my experiences have been great. No reader knows or cares, but they do pick up on the beauty of a well-selected image echoing the text.
-Gwenyth Swain
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(651) 225-4742 (home) (612) 845-3897 (cell) 2023 Princeton Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105 www.gwenythswain.com http://story-slinger.blogspot.com
Received on Sat 31 Mar 2012 11:31:08 AM CDT
