Someone who is very good at cover edits is @My.Little.Book.Nook and it was Brit who alerted me to the magic of the Superimpose app in the first place. She does all kinds of coolness with foreground shadow and shapes.
TIP: employ use of lightbox/reflector/ring light
I can’t elaborate on this because I don’t use or have one. Mostly because I don’t often do indoor flatlays. I’ve tried a few times and I just don’t know what things to put with other things and so I end up sitting in a pile of plucked flower petals and wonky costume jewelry like some kind of boujee chaos monster.
But if you did want to use a lightbox or reflectors or some such, I’ve seen other bookstagrammers get really great results with this. Ezrah at @Zerisse has a great how to series in which she talks about her reflectors
Now go forth and photo
I love seeing ebook pictures on instagram.
There are a lot more factors you have to counter when you’re trying to shoot screens rather than paper covers, and I want to tautoko [support/shoutout] the bookstagrammers who are doing this.
Again, I am not pretending to be a great photographer, because I’m clearly not. But I’ve improved heaps since I started, and I wanted to be as generous with whatever I know, like others were with me when I started.
This article might just look like a long lol-ing listicle post. And it is. But it’s also about inclusivity and accessibility.
Bookstagram is for everyone. Because romance is for everyone.
I hope you liked the tips! Feel free to slide on into my DMs if you have more, I’m always keen to learn.
PS:
I went down a Miss Congeniality IMDB wormhole. It was inevitable. Did you know that Heather Burns aka Cheryl Frasier Miss Rhode Island, learned to twirl batons for filming? I’d absolutely dome myself if I tried that. I’ll stick to bookstagram, thanks.
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Wonderful tips! Even though I live in America and am spoiled rotten by physical books, my carpel tunnel makes reading a Kindle easier.
Your post makes me think posting book posts is feasible!