Answered by Nick: The photos taken in the wooded setting were intended for our album art and Autumn in the Evening specific promo stuff. The more urban photos were taken just as promotional photos.
The more urban photos were taken by our friend Valerie Brower in the area once know as Fort Ord that is now the CSUMB campus. We really like these photos and use them for show promo's and stuff like that. So for these photos no there is not a specific meaning (that we know of!). On a side note it was VERY COLD and VERY WINDY when we took these!
The photos for the Autumn in the Evening artwork were taken by an old friend of ours named Jennifer Hogan. Here website can be found at: www.middlewithane.com She is the photographer who shot the cover art of Autumn in the Evening as well as the beautiful photo featured on the cover of Fireworks. I wouldn't say that the photos have a meaning so much as they fit a certain theme that we were trying to portray with the artwork as well as the music of AITE. I asked her if we could use the photo you see on the front cover and then she matched the style of that photograph for our promo shots. I really liked the photo for the cover for a number of reasons. I thought it fit perfect with the Autumn theme we had going for the album but also had hints of Spring and Summer. I thought this went along with the music really well seeing as we had written an album during the Autumn months about the Autumn months but it still had that D&S Summer vibe to it. I could go on and on about how much I like that photo but that was the basic thought behind the decision and the theme of the promo pictures!
