CD Covers and Magazine Features

Marty Casey - I See Stars / Photo: Cheryl SpeltsIt’s been a good couple of weeks! Late last month Lukas Rossi released a holiday CD single with one of my images on the cover, and this week a CD single from Marty Casey surfaced, also with one of my images on the cover.

It’s only available as a complimentary gift, if you buy a piece from his Silver Elements Collection, and there are limited quantities, so if you want one, you might want to act soon. It’s a beautiful song – one of my all-time favorites – I loop it over and over!

My big goal, career-wise, is CD covers and magazine features. I remember when I first started seriously studying photography, I wanted to shoot features for People Magazine. I loved their 50 Most Beautiful People issue, and how they did beauty shots for each of the celebrities chosen – but they weren’t standard beauty shots, they told stories! There was an artistic element that I loved. Then later I gravitated toward Vanity Fair. But my real love was always Rolling Stone. THAT is what I wanted to do!

And then CD covers? That’s an even bigger high for someone with a fine art background! I love doing the commercial stuff – especially when it’s edgy, and beautiful, and fun. But when I get to combine that kind of commercial work, with what my artistic impulses lead me to, and there are no limits? Simply put, that’s what I was meant to do.

So here’s to more CD covers and magazine features in 2009 – I’m ready!

11 comments on “CD Covers and Magazine Features

  1. Jeanette via facebook on said:

    Congradulations Cheryl on Marty picking your picture to be the pic on his hit single, I See Stars. That is one of my fave songs by Marty.

  2. Hervé via facebook on said:

    That is one cool photo Cheryl! I can see why Marty liked it.

  3. Stacey via facebook on said:

    Thanks for the update, and fab photo Cheryl!!! Woohoo! I heart Marty!

  4. Thanks Jeanette, Hervé, and Stacey!

  5. Evrim via facebook on said:

    Looks great!

  6. Maureen via facebook on said:

    Looks awesome…I’m a big fan of your photos…
    more please!

  7. Jaime via facebook on said:

    Cool Photo! How exciting.

  8. Heather via facebook on said:

    That shoot was amazing… congrats!

  9. I love all the comments! Thank you Evrim, Maureen, Jaime, and Heather – you made my day!

  10. JLA on said:

    GORGEOUS phototgraphy in this entire shoot. HOW DO YOU DO IT?!?! I am soooo amazed.

  11. Thank you JLA! I love hearing that!

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