Book Covers of 2013

 

 

 

Last year around this time I decided I wanted to try my hand at New Adult/ Young adult book covers. So I did my research and read over 200 books in this genre, I really fell in love with it, and I started my book cover portfolio at the end of the summer. I never expected to get any work until 2014, but I was super blessed to work with some great authors who decided to take a chance on me and I gained not only new clients but new friends as well. I had so much fun working on covers this year and I cannot wait for what next year brings!

 

 

Passengers of Ego CD cover was my first job, it goes along with

the I Surrender series by Monica James, Released October 2013.

 

 

Songbird by Lisa Edwards was one of my first official book covers

 and was released November 2013.

 

 

Tight Knit was actually a collaboration between me and B Designs,

this is the re-release/ anniversary edition of the book for

Allie Brennan, December 2013.

 

I am a huge fan of Alla Kar's books and it was such an great experience

 to work with her on the cover for Stroke of Fear, November 2013.

 

Working with Melissa Delgado was wonderful to collaborate with

along with her designer friend Nelani Palomino. we also got to work with a

very talented musician, Dan Tillery, as the cover model. Releases in Spring 2014.

 

I was so honored that Steph Campbell chose to work with me and

my designer friend Danielle Styles on her new book cover, 

Friend is a Four Letter Word, Releases January 2014.

 

 

 

 

 I also got the opportunity to collaborate with an very talented designer Najla Qamber Designs on Premade Covers, and I look forward to working with her more in 2014. If you are interested in any of the spreads below contact Najla Qamber Designs at http://najlaqamberdesigns.com/premades.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you so much to all the authors and Designers that helped me out this year, I cannot wait to create more covers in 2014. If you are an author and you are interested in working with me in 2014 feel free to email me at LindeeRobinson@gmail.com, my rates are flexible and all of my images are full-rights! Also I am always open to collaborating with Cover designers if you want to use original full-rights images instead of stock photography.

 

 

I hope everyone has a great New Years, and check out my

Lindee Robinson Photography page if you want to follow more of my work.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Ending a Torn Past" Cover Reveal

 

Today is the Cover Reveal for Melissa Delgado's new book "Ending a Torn Past",

It will be Released in the Spring as Ebook & Paper back the official date is TBA.

This book is apart of The Journey Series, but can be read as a

Stand-alone as well and is in completely Male POV.

 

 

 

It was such a blast working with Melissa on this cover, she had a vision for her character and I was so happy to have brought Jax Dean to life. Melissa is such a kind person and I feel like we really can relate, on a creative level and as a friends. I found Dan Tillery as the model for Jax  (the Male character) and Melissa not only fell in love with his look for her character but also his music. Dan Tillery is a local musician in Detroit, with a unique  sound, if you get a chance check out his music on sound cloud, he is defiantly going places! Dan was also a very easy/ awesome model to work with, he took direction well and we had a lot of laughs.

 

Here are a few of the Promotional images I created for her book:

 

 

 

Jax Dean is suppose to be a funny guy/ playboy who has a few secrets and I wanted to show

that with a photo booth type cameo that introduced the readers to Jaxon Dean.

 

I also got the chance to collaborate with Graphic designer Nelani Palomino, she is a friend of Melissa's and did a great job creating the Spread for the book. I am a huge fan of collaborating with other artist and bouncing ideas off each other to make some great images.

 

 

 

Make sure to add Melissa Delgado's new book " Ending a Torn Past"

to your To-Read Lists on Good Reads!

 

 

If you want to see more of my work "Like" my page Lindee Robinson Photography or

Check out my website : http://lindeerobinson.wix.com/photoillustrator

 

 

 

 

 

Metro Times Gift Guide 2013

I am super excited that my photography will be featured in Metro Times this week!!!
On pg.56 of The Metro Times Gift Guide 2013 you will find a article about my The Peacock Room and my photography to go along with it!

 

There is also a Online Article to go with it on Metro Time's Website!

 

 

I did this shoot a little over a year ago for Rachel Lutz's Shop/ Boutique, The Peacock Room, and I am so excited to see it published!

 I absolutely love working with Rachel Lutz and what she is all about. If you know Rachel then you would know that she is a amazing person who not only runs 2 shops in the Park Shelton, but goes out of her way to help others and make Detroit the place to be.

I  am also so in love with her shops, The Peacock Room & Emerald, and I shop there when ever I get a chance. I have always loved accessories and clothing with a vintage feel and a modern twist  and Rachel has impeccable taste. If you get a chance check out The Peacock Room & Emerald located in the Park Shelton right next to the DIA.

 

 

 

 

I really enjoyed working with a team of people to create this photo shoot, so make sure to check  their pages if you get a chance!

 

Models: Candace Gauthier, Camille LaMontagne , & RediChoi Shorter

Make-up: Camille LaMontagne-Art & All Dolled up by Tiffany

Hair: Stein McGee

Stylist: Bridget Sullivan & Rachel Lutz

 

Clothing and Accessories: The Peacock Room

 

 

 

 

Check out my page Lindee Robinson Photography if you want to see more of my work!

 

 

 

 

Songbird

Lisa Edward , Austrian debut author of Songbird, decided to go with me for her cover photographer and designer, it was a very amazing experience. Lisa wasn't happy with the stock images she found and wanted something unique, that better fit her story. She was recommended to me by Monica James and now I will be creating her 3 book series of covers!

This being the first time I did a whole spread on a tight deadline helped me learn quite fast what all goes into creating an cover. I loved working with Lisa, she is so involved and always had great ideas/ suggestions, she knows what she wants and it was great to be able to bring her character to life!
I got to work with a very talent model, Megan George, on this shoot and she not only brought this character to life but provided the location for the shoot at her grandparent's place.

 


I also created promotional photos and a teaser for Songbird to help further tell the character's story.
Songbird is the first of her 3 part series and already is doing really well with early readers, make sure to check out the blurb on GoodReads for Songbird , and defiantly add it to your To-Read list!

 

The e-book will be released on Amazon on the 25th of November, and the paperback will be available  shortly after!

 

 

To see more of my work check out my page, Lindee Robinson Photography, and thanks for stopping by and taking the time to read my blog!!!

 

"Stroke of Fear"

 

 

I was lucky enough to get a chance to work with one of my favorite authors, Alla Kar, to help her create the Cover for her new stand-alone novel "Stroke of Fear".

After I read her Forever Series I fell in love with her work and the way she writes, it draws the reader in and I couldn't stop reading until I finished the books. I was so happy that I got the chance to work with Alla on her new stand-alone novel, that she originally had written as a Young Adult novel a while back, and just released it as a New Adult Novel.

 

Doing this shoot was a lot of fun I felt like Alla and me were on the same page from the start and  everything fell into place, we were able to bring her vision to life with the help of models Mark & Madison. The models did such a great job bringing passion and tension to the shoot even though it was their first time meeting, and although it looks like summer it was very much Fall and they powered through the cold with ease. 

 

 

I also created some Teasers and Promotional images from the shoot as a continuation of their story.

 

 

 

 

 

 "Stroke of Fear" is Available Now on AMAZON and might be in print sometime in the future.

Make sure to "Like" Alla Kar's page for updates and Add "Stoke of Fear" to your To-Read list on GoodReads!

 

http://www.amazon.com/Stroke-Fear-Alla-Kar-ebook/dp/B00GI4XTCS/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1383828543&sr=1-2

 

 

Also here is the full-spread for the book, we are hoping it will get picked up by a publisher :)

Passengers of Ego

I am a huge fan of  Monica James's I Surrender Book Series, and I was lucky enough to get to work on the CD she made to go along with her books!
In her books the main character, Jasper White, is in a band called Passengers of Ego, and Monica decided to do something completely new by creating an original CD for the band to go along with her books.
It was wonderful working with Monica on this project and she was very open to my thoughts and Ideas, I really enjoyed bring Jasper White to life through my concepts for the shoot and a wonderful model Anthony Hamelin.

I wanted to create a series to tell a short story of his creative process; from his complicated  relationship with Ava, his love interested in the books and his inspiration, to creating his music and getting out his feelings and frustrations. 

These images will be in the interior of the CD/ the creative process mini series:

 

 


I also provided a few other images for promotional use such as postcards that Monica used for signings.

 

 

 

Please check out Passengers of Ego's FB page for more information on purchasing this amazing album and if you are interested in reading a angst-filled awesome New Adult series, look no future and checkout Monica James series I Surrender! She actually just released the second book in her trilogy, Surrender to Me, so make sure to add that to your To-Read list and Stop by my FB page Lindee Robinson Photography to check out more of my work <3

 

 

Ambassador Magazine Fall Issue 2013

 

I was honored to be asked to shoot an artist portrait of my wonderful and talented friend Bridget Sullivan of ( Bridget Sullivan Designs) for Ambassador Magazine.

 

 Her work is amazing, she puts so much detail and thought into each design, and has one of the biggest hearts.

Bridget Sullivan Designs is all about repurposing and creating environmental friendly designs, Singer/ Fashion Icon Esperanza Spalding has already worn many of her designs during  her performances and shows. Bridget Sullivan Designs is a rising fashion star so keep an eye out for her work and to read this amazing interview, please pick up the Fall copy of Ambassador Magazine!

 

For this assignment I not only wanted to showcase

Bridget Sullivan Designs, but the process behind her designs. I wanted to create a unique artist portrait by composting 3 different images together to create one image that relieves just a few of her stages of work.

Also if you know Bridget Sullivan personally you might also believe that

she is like 3 people with how much work she accomplishes and her abundance of positive attitude and energy. In addition we couldn't have done it with out the help amazing make-up artist  Camille LaMontagne, I love working with these girls and seeing the results of our Dream Team!

We also had our work featured in StyleLine Magazine  March Issue 2013!

Thanks for stopping by and reading my blog and "Like" my page Lindee Robinson Photography to see more of my work <3

Modern Vintage Shoot / My First Official Book Cover !!!

I recently have decided to switch gears from the Fashion world into doing Book Cover Photography.
Although I do plan on doing some fashion still and bringing my experience with it into the book covers I do. Book covers allow me to combine my love of reading, photographing people and creating photo- illustrations, I am super excited to start on this new creative endeavor.

Recently I did a shoot in Ypsilanti with Kelly Kirstein and her Fiancée' James, the clothing was provided by the Peacock Room and the red dress was made by Stop Staring! clothing.
Stop Staring!  ended up featuring the shoot on their blog and Facebook so please check out the post if you get a chance, I was so honored!

http://www.stopstaringclothing.com/cocktail-dress-blog/customer-spotlight-cant-stop-staring-at-lindee-robinson-photography/
               
Anyways for this shoot I wanted it to have a modern-vintage quality to it while maintaining a story-like feel. I shot this for my mock-book cover portfolio I have been working on this Summer and this shoot was lucky enough to catch the eye of  Kate Roth. She is the author of "The Low Notes"  (great book btw) decided to use one of my photos for her book coming out in 2014  "Changing Keys".
I am so excited and so honored that Kate Roth will be publishing my image and that Stop Staring! promoted my work on their blog!

The image below with be the cover image for  "Changing Keys" 2014, along with the images featured on Stop Staring! blog. Check out the rest of the shoot  and other images on my FB page, Lindee Robinson Photography  thanks for taking the time to read my first blog post !