I need a photo for a book cover, and not quite sure how to go about finding one. So I would appreciate a suggestion or two. That should ease my mind block.
Thanks in advance.
I need a photo for a book cover, and not quite sure how to go about finding one. So I would appreciate a suggestion or two. That should ease my mind block.
Thanks in advance.
I started commissioning them on Fiverr. I finally found someone from Sri Lanka who does a very nice job in a few days for 40 bucks or so. This includes adding custom features. Note book 2 and book 5 which are very customized to my particular story. https://bookapy.com/a/75/chad-brink
That reminds me, I still have to commission a replacement cover for book 3
If you need a 'specalised' picture then I think examining AI is one way to go. I use AI to generate many pictures for my writing. mostly for making pictures to represent my characters. they don't actually go in the story themselves they are for my own references to keep a consistent reference point.
As far as 'rights' are concerned this is a new area and there are a lot of conflicting messages and YMMV but look into it. AI generated images to my knowledge are royalty free though the 'copyright' is open for debate.
Why do I mention it then. it is likely the 'fastest' way to get a picture that accurately mimics your needs. The main AI's I'm aware of are Midjourney, Stable Diffusion and Dall-e 2. that list should get you started.
Thanks for your suggestions... Now all I need to do is decide what I want.
Edit to add - I found Canva.com which seems to fill the need.