UK people and friends of UK people... I NEED YOUR UK HELP
I've got this job for a regional theatre company, my best freelance customer. Among other shows they're putting on this coming season is Scrooge!, which will be their big Christmas family-oriented moneymaker next year. I've got to do the marketing images and brochures, posters, ads, etc. For Scrooge! they want Tiny Tim on Scrooge's shoulder, both gleeful in their newfound Xmas Spirit as they wander the streets in creepy period ecstasy. It will be moving, I assure you.
I have my Tim & Scrooge shot (which I am so glad I got, because this was the only one this kid would smile for), a serviceable logo, but no street. Here's what I've got so far. NOTE: this is basically untouched yet. I still have to do some things, mainly create a chin for Scrooge because they don't want the beard. This guy is an actor and couldn't shave because the beard is needed for a current show he's in.
I need a background! I'm not going to draw London.
I'm just not. This is where you people and your
cameras can maybe help me out for FUN and PROFITS!!!
Anybody got a picture of an old-looking London street
with old-looking London buildings? Could you take
one? There has to be lots of those things lying
around that craggy old city. Or, it doesn't have to
be London, it just needs to be old and English-y. It
would be best if it didn't have easily recognizable
landmarks or, of course, extremely modern portions
that would be difficult to photoshop out. Really, the
more non-descript the better, as I plan on blurring
the hell out of it and making it look wintery. Oh-
also, a daytime shot would be best unless it's
nighttime lit by gaslight, which I think is unlikely
since I know your time machine is in the shop right
now.
Here are some examples of sort-of what I'm looking
for:
This last one I'm including mostly for the
perspective. If your shot has cars at the bottom like
this, that's okay- I can take those out.
Okay, that was the FUN part, now PROFITS!!! Because
this is a professional business-type transaction,
I'll pay for a useable shot. How does twenty U.S.
dollars sound? I don't know what that comes out in
England money, like 12 shillings or something (an
educated guess- I bet I'm super close). So if you
have a shot like this just mouldering away on your
hard drive, or can just step outside and take a
picture with your phone or Insta-Matic or whatever it
is you use for picture-taking, I'll Pay-Pal you
bigtime. You will be able to put "Professional
Photographer Person" on your resumé.
One thing- I won't be paying everyone who sends me
pictures 20 bucks, just one super talented
Photographer Person will be getting the cash. So I
guess this is sort of a contest, but not really.
If you can help me out, please comment or e-mail me-
matt @ crankymatty.com (except take out the spaces.
We're so fooling spambots! Tee-hee!). Thanks lots in
advance. I think I'll post this over at the WD too,
what the heck.
UPDATE: Just wanted to
mention that I'm only paying for an original, license
free photograph. I could slog through stock
photography sites and find something, but I'm trying
to avoid paying license fees for something I'm just
going to use blurry in the background.
In other news, this morning I stood at the kitchen
counter for twenty minutes eating chicken skin.
What is wrong with me?