When we’re working on cover stories for WichiTalk, we gather together a reporter, editor, designer and photographer to talk about how we can build a package that grabs your attention and gives you something to talk about. Often, part of that discussion is what props (clothing, gear, background, etc.) we want to use to create a setting for a photo illustration that speaks to the story. And that conversation prompts many of us to look through closets, storage boxes, garages and more at home for the perfect item we need for the photo.
For today’s cover photo of a model poolside at the North Branch YMCA pool, I had the perfect thing from a cruise-themed wedding shower I recently hosted: an inflatable ducky inner tube. Here’s a photo of my friends’ pup Roxy wearing the same inner tube. (She wasn’t quite as agreeable as our model on today’s cover … )
Posted by Lori