It Is Amazing to be Able to Hold Two Years Worth of Work | My Copy of BLAZE ORANGE Arrived Today

August 18, 2014 Travis Dewitz

Blaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Whitetail Deer Book Spine

My copy of Blaze Orange, was delivered today. It is amazing to finally be able to hold and feel Buy the Book Blaze Orange on Amazonthe book I have been working on for almost two years. I first need to say thank you to my publisher, Wisconsin Historical Society Press and to the printer, Worzalla. The quality of this book is unparalleled, even higher than I expected. The look and feel from front to back is impeccable.  I had a lot of say in the making of Blaze Orange, but there are a lot of decisions I wasn’t part of. One example is the actual hard cover and binding choices. I don’t think you could beat the orange linen cover with embossed title in deep black ink. Even the dust jacket has Blaze Orange embossed in to it. I also really like the quality dark end sheets that they added. The high quality Wisconsin made paper used for the pages carry the beautifully reproduced and sharp images very well. I always knew the book was going to have around 140 pages, but it is still much thicker than expected. I am incredibly humbled by the final product.

Since I have one of the first copies of the book in my hands, I am sure that the pre-sale price will end very soon before it sells at full retail. If you pick one of my books up in the future, I would like to say thank you; as buying my book says a lot of what I created. I have also been told that Blaze Orange leads the pre-sale numbers out of their fall catalog and has been well received by their distributors. Even more of a surprise to me is that it will be sold on a national level, which is beyond exciting. I started my Wisconsin Deer Hunting series shooting for the stars just hoping to get a book deal with any publisher. I ended up getting that deal with my first choice, the Wisconsin Historical Society.  I also only expected a state-wide distribution and at best regional so my wishes have been far surpassed. Thank you to all of you that have had a hand in the creation of this book and for all of your encouragement.

Blaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Embossed CoverBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book-IntroductionBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Tattooed Chicago Bobs Gun ShopBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Shot Gun Shells and VodkaBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Springer Spaniels in TavernBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Steel Knife Coming Out of the FurnaceBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Hunter at DawnBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- PrefaceBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Embossed Cloth CoverBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- High Quality BindingBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Inside Pages - Inside Cover - Back Cover With ReviewsBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Deer Hide PlantBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- Deer Processing PortraitBlaze Orange Wisconsin Hunting Book- 3-4 Profile View of Cover and Pages


Travis Dewitz Deer Hunting Portrait(pp w150 h150) Photograph

About the Author – Travis Dewitz is the owner of Dewitz Photography in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He has a deep passion for photography and loves environmental portraits along with documentary photography. Having lived in Wisconsin his whole life and growing up in the woods of western Wisconsin, Travis has an inside knowledge of the once a year whitetail gun hunting season. He personally knows the tradition and family ties to the cult like blaze orange wearing hunters that live for the 9 day season.


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Travis Dewitz

My name is Travis Dewitz and I am from Eau Claire, Wisconsin. My specialty is commercial photography with a love for expressive portraits. My work is Conceptual, Emotive, Editorial, Surreal and Eclectic. I am passionate about fashioning new worlds through photographs as I extend my visions beyond the realm of the camera. I have incredible vision, which you can see in all of my photos.

Comments (5)

  1. Rae Boettcher via Facebook

    Congratulations Travis! What a great accomplishment for you!

  2. Barbara Ehret

    Congratulations Travis Dewitz! We are so happy for you!!! Madalina Maria and I cant wait to guy buy the copy and then have you sign it!!! 🙂

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