Author photos like you've never seen them before

How do you do author photos for an author whose identity is a secret? Well, as I learned, you can do ANYTHING and they are fun on a level that is full of adolescence and youth.

These photos I did for middle grade writer, Pseudonymous Bosch, were so much fun to do and we had a blast being goofy!

Check them out and tell me what you think!

Author Photos- How I tackle them

I don't understand this fascination I have with author photos. Maybe it's that I like to take a nice picture of the person that also captures their personality AND their book.

Kinda hard, huh?

I knew with Hannah's author photos we wanted to do something fun and cute and approachable. And although her book (BREAK) is of more serious nature she does have some more fun stuff coming out. After all, she's young and I wanted her photo to reflect that.

With Victoria we wanted something fresh and outdoorsy since her book takes place so much outdoors.

With Kami and Margie this time I broke it up. I still wanted to keep it comfortable, like the South, but give each lady their own style.

Margie is super laid back so we lounged around mostly and stayed inside.

With Kami we ventured outside but kept close to earthy tones like leaves and the wooden backdrops.

But at the end of the day I just hope the author has fun and is relaxed because no one wants to look at a tense picture of themselves for the next couple of years or on their books.

Hannah Moskowitz' AUTHOR PHOTOS = You Vote

Can I just say I love Hannah!! Like SO MUCH!

And when I did her author photos she had this HUGE contagious smile and was so funny and FUN to work with!

I just hope she had as much fun with me as I did with her. I know it can't be easy being on the other side of the camera. But she sure is GORGEOUS, no?

She was so much fun that we're gonna have our own fun, now! We're gonna vote on her new author photos!

READY?

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#5- SERIOUS!

#6

Just leave a comment (and a number) on what you prefer.

Isn't she so cute??

Author Photos Take 2

Yesterday I had the lovely opportunity and privilege to hang out and shoot Victoria Schwab's new author photos.

Victoria's is a sweet friend of mine so when she approached me about doing her author photos, I knew this wouldn't be a normal session. Face it, Victoria and I are way too goofy to just sit and do a few pics.. *BAM BAM BAM*

So needless to say, after a day of hanging out, good food, drinks, hot weather, sun, exhaustion, and much much laughter we have what is now to be Victoria's author photo!

Authors, for more info GO HERE or email me at vandsmedia[at] gmail.com

Author Photos Take 1

I had the wonderful pleasure of hanging out with Kate Hegarty and doing her author photos this last week while in LA.

She drove a LOT from the Bay Area to come meet me to do this shoot and what a good time we had. We went up to the Santa Monica Pier and shot a lot of fun head-shots!

My photos were spotted at...

Ok so I got news from my buddies Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl that they used my photos at the SCIBA Dinner on the author slideshow at the beginning. I mean, they have such an amazing author photo already and I was giddy with joy to learn that the organizers had picked mine. (These pics from this page here.) Now only if they took a picture of it... *sigh*

Cool, huh? Well enough of me... onto pictures!

One of my faves:

Author Photos Pricing and Info

Two hour shoot, in a setting of your choice, including 2-3 outfit changes. A CD with edited and retouched images will be mailed to the author upon completion within three weeks.

Price: Local $300

Additional $300 + travel expenses (unless I am already traveling) if the author is not local.