What a handsome dog! I agree with the idea of you doing a book -- and I'd love to have it include information on what happens to each dog (hope that is only good news!). I often wonder, looking back over previous entries, what became of them. Hope they all got great homes.....
Hi Cathrine, pretty well every dog that goes into adoption at TAS-S gets adopted. The only ones who don't are the very few sad cases who get extremely sick for some reason or other and can't be saved. This happens maybe once a year to my knowledge.
Hi Fred - I'll buy your book too! And I agree that there should be stories. As much as I love looking at the photos you do now, I get a little extra happy when I see you've written something.
Fred I have a similar book on shelter dogs in Vegas which you could borrow to take a look at if you would like. It is black and white photography with mostly head shots. It is a very poignant book with footnotes at the back about what happened to each dog....I tried not to read most of it...too sad.
Fred, the idea of doing a book is fantastic...right up your alley! I can already picture in my head and you bet I would buy a copy - one for myself and one for everyone else I know! Come see me if you want to further discuss..
I agree, Fred's photos would make an awesome book, and with online on-demand publishing you don't have to worry as much about overhead (or even finding a publisher). I'd buy a bunch.
I have both the Traer Scott and Melissa McDaniels books. What I don't like about the layout is that the text is at the back - I want to know the dog's story while I'm looking at him. Melissa photographed only rescued dogs whose stories were volunteered by their families - so you see only what they look like today. I think what is potentially compelling about the TAS dogs is the possibility of showing them before and after adoption, something people are always fascinated by. I love the before and after pictures of the little lhasas, and I think the series photographs of the shih tsu are unlike anything anybody else has done. A book or postcards done with the right sponsorship could be a fund-raiser but also a great way to educate people about shelter dogs.
Thanks for all your encouragement and compliments. The thing with self-published photobooks is that they are actually quite expensive for what you get compared to mass produced, large format photo books you can get in a bookstore so I'm not sure how well a limited run book like that would sell. I'll look into it some more - because it would actually be a fun project - but it may make more sense to print and sell cards when it comes to shelter fund raising.
What you need for something like that is a public spirited partner - either a publisher, or a big retailer who throws in some cash to offset your costs and then agrees to market the product as a way of giving back to the community. That's why I said it would take a lot of time and energy - finding the sponsorship to make that happen. I do think for these things, though, that there is a 6 degrees of separation thing, where you can make the right connections. But it takes time and a lot of work. BTW I love the pointer puppy series below and if I had a spot in my home, I would be driving to Toronto!
What a handsome dog! I agree with the idea of you doing a book -- and I'd love to have it include information on what happens to each dog (hope that is only good news!). I often wonder, looking back over previous entries, what became of them. Hope they all got great homes.....
ReplyDeleteHi Cathrine, pretty well every dog that goes into adoption at TAS-S gets adopted. The only ones who don't are the very few sad cases who get extremely sick for some reason or other and can't be saved. This happens maybe once a year to my knowledge.
ReplyDeleteHi Fred - I'll buy your book too! And I agree that there should be stories. As much as I love looking at the photos you do now, I get a little extra happy when I see you've written something.
ReplyDeleteFred I have a similar book on shelter dogs in Vegas which you could borrow to take a look at if you would like. It is black and white photography with mostly head shots. It is a very poignant book with footnotes at the back about what happened to each dog....I tried not to read most of it...too sad.
ReplyDeleteFred, the idea of doing a book is fantastic...right up your alley! I can already picture in my head and you bet I would buy a copy - one for myself and one for everyone else I know! Come see me if you want to further discuss..
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I agree, Fred's photos would make an awesome book, and with online on-demand publishing you don't have to worry as much about overhead (or even finding a publisher). I'd buy a bunch.
ReplyDeleteI have both the Traer Scott and Melissa McDaniels books. What I don't like about the layout is that the text is at the back - I want to know the dog's story while I'm looking at him. Melissa photographed only rescued dogs whose stories were volunteered by their families - so you see only what they look like today. I think what is potentially compelling about the TAS dogs is the possibility of showing them before and after adoption, something people are always fascinated by. I love the before and after pictures of the little lhasas, and I think the series photographs of the shih tsu are unlike anything anybody else has done. A book or postcards done with the right sponsorship could be a fund-raiser but also a great way to educate people about shelter dogs.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your encouragement and compliments. The thing with self-published photobooks is that they are actually quite expensive for what you get compared to mass produced, large format photo books you can get in a bookstore so I'm not sure how well a limited run book like that would sell. I'll look into it some more - because it would actually be a fun project - but it may make more sense to print and sell cards when it comes to shelter fund raising.
ReplyDeleteWhat you need for something like that is a public spirited partner - either a publisher, or a big retailer who throws in some cash to offset your costs and then agrees to market the product as a way of giving back to the community. That's why I said it would take a lot of time and energy - finding the sponsorship to make that happen. I do think for these things, though, that there is a 6 degrees of separation thing, where you can make the right connections. But it takes time and a lot of work. BTW I love the pointer puppy series below and if I had a spot in my home, I would be driving to Toronto!
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