Let Pictures Tell Your Story

I think I post quite a bit about book cover design. Often times, we as authors may have a vision for our cover, but don't really know how to get people to understand what our book is about. Stock photography is a gem when it comes to creating compelling book covers that sell books.

The best way to have a great cover is to have great pictures. Generally, a good book cover is made up of eye catching photos. Those photos are actual photographs taken either by amateurs or professional photographers that are sold as stock photography. You can pick from thousands upon thousands of photographs to find the right one that matches what's going on in your book.

There are various sites to find great photos to use in your book cover design endeavors. When choosing photos, you first want to think about the book that you have written. What is going on in your book? What is the story you want to tell with your book cover?

When I design ebook covers for myself and my clients, I like to choose photos of people by themselves. They make blending photos together easier because you don't have a bunch of extra stuff happening in your photo.

You also want to think about your audience.
Who is going to be reading your book? Choose photos that not only reflect the story being told in your book, but also, reflect the age group of the people who will be reading your book.

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Until next time,