July 27, 2005

I need your tourist pictures

Okay, here's the thing: I'm working on a book for Krause Publications on writing comics, and I need some specific photographs. However I can't simply download them from the internet because there's copyright issues. So what I need is some very clear, reproducable digital photographs that were taken by travelers with their very own cameras, and who won't mind if I repro them in the book with the total payment being you get a photo credit and a free copy of the book.

Here's what I need:

Mount Rushmore
The Citicorp building in New York
The Twin Towers (pre-destruction, obviously)
Downtown Schenectady, or a sign reading "Welcome to Schenectady."

Yeah, I know, that last one might be a problem.

Anyone who can help me out, drop a note to me at padguy@aol.com.

Thanks.

PAD

Posted by Peter David at July 27, 2005 10:27 AM | TrackBack | Other blogs commenting
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Posted by: Chip Skelton at July 27, 2005 11:03 AM

PAD, I can create the sign for you pretty easily if no one has one, and/or one doesn't exist.

I could make it look like a road sign, a pianted wooden sign... whatever you need.

Don't hesitate to ask if I can be of any assistance.

Later,
Chip

Posted by: Will Devine at July 27, 2005 11:38 AM

If you're willing to wait until the end of February, when I'll actually be in Schenectady (willingly, too), I can snap a picture for you. But I doubt you can wait that long.

Posted by: Jenn Carlson at July 27, 2005 11:52 AM

Actually, I can help you with the last one since I live in Albany, although I must admit that this is one of the stranger requests I've ever had to fulfill. Expect a picture sometime this weekend. :)

Posted by: Knuckles at July 27, 2005 12:24 PM

Peter: I'll be driving through SD in a couple of weeks. I'll happily forward on a picture of Mt. Rushmore as soon as I get to Boston or thereabouts.

Posted by: BBayliss at July 27, 2005 01:21 PM

Geez, PAD, what've you got against the mid-west? You want a picture of Columbus Crew Stadium. You got it. One of Ft. Laurens in Bolivar, OH. Done. Pro Football Hall of Fame? On it's way yesterday. Picture of me in a thong. NO PROBLEM!I can't help you out with these others, though.

Posted by: Bobb at July 27, 2005 01:44 PM

If'n ya need anything out Chicago's way, I'll snap 'em for ya.

Posted by: Joe Frietze at July 27, 2005 02:05 PM

Can't help with any of those, but if you need any St. Louis or Memphis photos, let me know.

-Joe

Posted by: Matt Butcher at July 27, 2005 03:43 PM

Need anything from Nome, Alaska? I am moving there in two weeks...

Posted by: eD! Thomas at July 27, 2005 03:58 PM

I can get you the CitiCorp one on Thursday... I'll be heading in there, anyway.

-eD!

Posted by: Jim Winter at July 27, 2005 07:12 PM

If you'd have asked back in March, I'd have made a special stop at the CitiCorp Building.

Posted by: jjbar at July 27, 2005 09:47 PM

What ya got against Canada?

Posted by: JohnH985 at July 27, 2005 10:08 PM

I have some pictures of the twin towers from an old trip to New York. Let me know if you want to see them.

John

Posted by: shaggypuppet at July 27, 2005 10:22 PM

have sent along a wtc picture taken from the Staten Island Ferry - we arn't tourists, we live out on SI (or as I call it, the Burrough of Misfit Toys) but I hope you can use it anyway.

Posted by: rich at July 27, 2005 11:19 PM

And I had to choose this week to lead a boring, "live nowhere, go nowhere" life . . .

Posted by: Dennis at July 28, 2005 12:13 AM

Um, I'm afraid that if I tried photographing these subject for you I'd probably end up on the various cable news networks with footage of me being tackled by the authorities and then showing my backpack being detonated! No thanks! ;)

-Dennis

Posted by: Rat at July 28, 2005 01:17 AM

If you need shots of Liberty Place, y'know, Philly's Twin Towers, for comparison or maybe downtown New Hope or maybe some horses, I can help you out. Although, if you needed any of that, I'm sure you would've said so. But still...

Posted by: Josh Pritchett, Jr at July 28, 2005 04:19 AM

1I have some photos of me and my mom from about 15 years ago whne we were inside the twin towers. I can scan them and send them to you. J

Posted by: gvalley at July 28, 2005 05:10 AM

Damn... you sure you don't need anything from Israel, Nervi (Genova, Italy) or Holland?

: )

Posted by: BBayliss at July 28, 2005 08:41 AM

Dennis: LMAO!

Posted by: TJ Burnside Clapp at July 28, 2005 04:53 PM

Hi Peter! I just emailed you three Rushmore pictures. Let me know if you don't get them ... sometimes AOL chokes on messages from our server (overactive spam filter, or something).

It was great to see you at SDCC! -TJ

Posted by: Brad at July 28, 2005 10:21 PM

I work across the street from the Citicorp building and can bring my digicam to work tomorrow. Any particular angle you need?

Posted by: padfan4ever at July 29, 2005 12:17 AM

Wow a free copy of the book if you are published?

I did some fan artwork for a picticular fan icon from a very popular starship franchise....that I can't name here for leagal reasons. I had my artwork published in their book.

This person took my "fan art" and published it in their book without my knowing about it. I was told it was a mistake it was published so I wasn't owed anything...not even a free copy of the book.

At least your offering credit and a free copy of the book. I do have some some photos of different states I've visited. Do they have to be digital?

Posted by: T A Chafin at July 29, 2005 09:06 AM

Hey, TJ! Didn't I make you copies of the World Trade Center pics I took from when we went to the Statue of Liberty? Feel free to send those to Peter as my copies are buried in storage, half a continent away!

Posted by: chief at August 2, 2005 08:33 PM

Please let me know if you need any pics of Schenectady, I live in the Stockade section, which is basically downtown.