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Perils of Stock Photography

October 9, 2011 by Craig DiLouie 2 Comments

Print on demand publishing enables a high quality product if it is well designed, edited, produced. Part of the trend in higher quality covers is the use of stock photography, the prices for which have come down considerably. The only problem is you get the same images showing up in multiple covers, even from major publishers.

Check out a few examples below.

handling the undead
HANDLING THE UNDEAD by John Ajvide Lindqvist
rot and ruin
ROT & RUIN by Jonathan Maberry

You see this one on a lot of covers:

flu by wayne simmons
FLU by Wayne Simmons
infection by sean schubert
INFECTION by Sean Schubert

And last but not least:

Tooth and Nail by Craig DiLouie
TOOTH AND NAIL by Craig DiLouie
dead again by george magnum
DEAD AGAIN by George Magnum
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  1. Jakkar says

    October 9, 2011 at 7:52 pm

    Blasted lunacy, it is. I’m not a professional but I can take shots of the quality displayed there with ease – and I’d do it for the pleasure of it, for the involvement. Stock photography offends me somehow.. I refuse to work on photomanips that aren’t entirely my own work, if at all possible.

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  2. Glenn says

    October 10, 2011 at 8:08 am

    Craig! What are you doing copying Mr Magnum?

    Also, I noticed the Maberry – Lindqvist thing. It makes them look really retarded and can damage sales; I saw the Lindqvist cover and thought “Nope. I’ve already got that. I saw the cover at home.”

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