John Perkins Book Cover

Posted by John Keatley | Filed under Tear Sheets

The book cover of Love Is The Final Fight by John Perkins. Photo by John Keatley.

A guy could really get used to this whole book cover portrait thing.  It’s exciting to see your work in full bleed on the cover of a book.  No “10 Secrets to Sexy Abs” or “How to Keep The Doughnuts and Loose The Weight” tips plastered all over the cover.  This is my most recent book cover photo, and as you can see, the subject is John Perkins.  I have already written about John on my blog (here), and I have now had the opportunity to work with him on multiple occasions.  Love Is The Final Fight does not come out until August 2010, but the marketing is getting under way now.  John is a great man with an amazing story, and although I have not read this book yet, I would recommend it solely based on what I know about John.

I hope 2010 is starting out with a bang for everyone!

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Permalink | February 2nd, 2010

10 Responses to “John Perkins Book Cover”

  1. Dennis Pike Says:
    February 2nd, 2010 at 12:29 pm

    striking portrait. Love the very shallow DOP, and the background color compliments the subject beautifuly

  2. Vanessa Says:
    February 2nd, 2010 at 1:05 pm

    This is absolutely stunning! Just superb.

  3. Eric Says:
    February 2nd, 2010 at 2:50 pm

    Love the photo; the light and color are beautiful.

  4. Ryan Says:
    February 2nd, 2010 at 4:56 pm

    Is the blur lens or post? Great port!

  5. Patrick La Roque Says:
    February 3rd, 2010 at 5:38 am

    Amazing work as always. I immediately recognized him from your previous blog entry. Like Ryan I’m also curious about the blur: post right? or a combination of both?

  6. Dani Mouser Says:
    February 3rd, 2010 at 7:41 am

    Incredible! This is excellent in every way.

  7. Bethany Says:
    February 3rd, 2010 at 10:31 am

    This is a great shot! Congratulations! I saw the Sarah Palin book in a store and told the person I was with that you shot it. I would love to shoot book covers, it does seem so rewarding.

  8. John Keatley Says:
    February 3rd, 2010 at 10:54 am

    @ Ryan and Patrick
    Thanks guys. No post work as far as the depth of field goes. I shot at f 1.8 or 2.0 I believe, so it’s from the lens.

  9. Patrick La Roque Says:
    February 3rd, 2010 at 11:24 am

    Wow. Thanks for the info John – it’s so easy to immediately think it’s post nowadays isn’t it?

  10. Steven Erat Says:
    February 3rd, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    Sweet! Yeah, its the shallow DOF and contrast that really wins me over here. With the nose and eyes sharp but ears behind the focal plane, makes me wonder if you focused on the bridge of the nose rather than the eyes to move the focal plane forward a bit.
    I’ve seen JoeyL use portable strobes and a .6 or .9 ND filter on the lens to achieve shallow DOF even with strobes in bright day light.

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