But when it came to design it, I came across a couple problems. As I'm sure you all know (since you ALL have purchased the previous editions of the Haven Quarterly.... right!?) the format for the eZine is vertical rather than horizontal. No problem... I can go horizontal with it, and make it a half page right?
Well... no. The format for a half page is 720x468. By the time I got the image cropped down small enough and have a small border around it (proportionally smaller than this one), I didn't have much of the image left. Plus the story was long enough that it wouldn't be very legible. I didn't want to edit out two thirds of the story, so I decided that this just wasn't going to work.
I'm a little upset as I think it looks good enough to go in the eZine, but oh well. You get to enjoy it for free.
Speaking of the eZine. In case anyone is wondering, I plan on keeping the caps I made for it exclusive. The Haven's policy is set so that I can't post them until 2 editions come out after it. So technically I could post the cap (and the 'advertisements') I made for the first edition, as soon as this next one comes out. I know some cap artists intend to post their work so that they can get out to a wider audience, but I'm just not going to do that. Mainly because I made those caps to help out the Haven. If even one person buys a previous edition to see something that they can't see elsewhere, then I think its worth it.
So if you want to ever see "Sorority Scavenger Hunt", "Haven Pointy Bras", "Focus", or "The Technology Interview", then you'll just have to pony up some money and help out Rachel's Haven.
This is what I was talking about on my blog. You literally took a pic that should be boring, and made the very lack of action and casual nature the hottest part of the cap.
ReplyDeleteThe detached, dismissive way she offers up her former boyfriends as mild sport makes their fate all that much more humiliating and hot. I'm definitely going to get the next Haven Quarterly, but I'm glad I got to see this one now.
Here's my caption using the same image (and another in the same series): http://mindyz.blogspot.com/2011/09/more-where-these-came-from.html
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely great cap! One of the best I've come across yet!
ReplyDelete*groan* Oh wow... yeah, thank you for putting me in this one! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE being put up for bet's and treated like an object, something that is more of a status symbol for them or just something they did when they got bored. I was just a means to an end for them, and I loved how you played off of this picture. it was just great and wonderfully played into that kink of mine!
ReplyDeleteI'm going to guess, your on the right and I'm on the left? *giggle* if i guessed right, can she still trade us off?
@smitty
ReplyDeleteThanks! To be honest when I saw the photo I almost passed it by because it didn't have any action in it. But when I saw everyone's expression in it, I saw a tension that could be utilized.
@MindyZ
Nice caps! I wish I would have seen more of this series, but I only found the one image. If I had some others in it, I might have broken this up into two panels.
@Anonymous
*blush*
@Jennifer
I'm glad you liked it. To be honest I started off with this using generic names, but once I got rolling I figured it would be nice to have you and I in this position. As to who is who, I din't put it in, as I think everyone would have their own opinion... but my thinking was the girl in the black was Rebecca, Caitlyn is off to the right, and Jennifer was on the left (love your big tits babe!). So you did guess correctly!