The client looked for more directed book covers to publish collections of poetry written by her mother. Not quite knowing what they were looking for, I gave the client a couple samples. The first being the suggested, the second being what the client picked. 

This collection had themes of family and capturing moments in time, this cover gave a little nod to Penguin Publishing blackbooks and a wink to the client

This second collection had themes of religion and faith, the birds in sunset image stood out to the client after some reworking of the title.