The completed "Dark Pinup" front, back and spine cover design!

Good afternoon, friends! I’m overdue for a Steemit post but the good news is that I’m elated to announce, my book, Dark Pinup is officially done! @wcpublishing and I sent it off to the printer this morning. Such a range of emotions. This book is, without exaggerating, is my life’s work […up until this point]. We’ve been working on it constantly for the last 8 months. There were even shoots less than two weeks ago that made it in to the pages of the final file. It’s done and as grateful as I am for the chance to make this book, I'm as grateful to be finished with it. I'm going to take a day or two to catch up on Steemit and Patreon posts, then start focusing on the weeks leading up to the Dark Pinup release party Thursday, April 19th at The Artisan Hotel during Viva Las Vegas.

I do want to thank everyone that’s been patient throughout the book process, clients, friends and Steemians. When I met with Bob and Kelly of Working Class Publishing last June, I remember thinking “…this is going to be a LOT of work!”. As it turns out, it was significantly more work than even I anticipated […I vaguely remember my friend Shannon Brooke making a similar remark after completing her title “GIRLS”, with the same publisher]. This book definitely created a situation in which I had to triage edits that were needed to complete the book. Very stressful but the understanding of my clients throughout the production of Dark Pinup kept my nerves in check. 

I wanted to share with you all a look at the final cover. I recently shared a look at the front cover of the book, but this is the front, back and spine of the book in it’s entirely. All the white text will be brass foil in the final printing. My long time friend, @ryanashley, is on the front of the book from a shoot in our hometown of Scranton, PA, last June. The photo on the back is a shot we took January 1st during our most recent shoot. Believe it or not, this simple, dark shot of @ryanashley holding a candle was taken in a mirror that was laying on the table she was leaning on. It looked cool; I never thought it would be making the back cover of the book. It’s perfect, though. It doesn’t compete with the front over but certainly supports the mood and esthetic of Dark Pinup in it’s entirety.

I’ll be adding a few more Steemit updates over the next few days, catching up on some of the posts I've fallen behind on this week and last. I’ve been relentlessly writing, editing and designing these last few weeks. I have a lot of new content to share, including an exclusive shot of @ryanashley and work with tattoo model, Ellie Rayne. Thank you all for voting and following. For more photography, art, illustration and the stories behind the work, follow me here @kommienezuspadt!