Taking pictures for my CD cover and advertisement

After analysing different media, I then went out to take many different shots for my advertisement and CD cover. In all, I took around 250 pictures to ensure that I got the right shot and to look through them all to decide on the best images.  I went through each one to delete ones that I wouldn't be able to use such as blurry ones and ones with either too high exposure or contrast.

Here are a few examples of these types of images:

I did not use this image because it is slightly out of focus. It is unclear of what is on top of the amp which doesn't add to the full effect of the picture:

I thought that this second image was extremely blurry and decided that I shouldn't use it. Even though I did like the effect as it is orignal and different and looks as if the image has been taken through the eyes of one of the band members. I think that it would be hard for the target audience to understand this concept at a quick glance of an advertisement.



I used a few different locations to decide where the best pictures would be for the two ancillary tasks.  The locations I used were two alleyways, the bed in my room, a road and a car park.

After I went through the images, I started to edit a few of them to start creating ideas of what I could use.

Here is the original of the photo against the edited version.  I used various ways of editing my pictures through Photoshop, Word and a photo editing website 'Picnik'.

For this image, I decided not to use the original as I didn't like the general colour that was made.  Luckily, I saw a car with the numberplate 'LTA' which would be perfect to use for my images as it would symbolise the band. I thought that the picture was quite unclear as it was very dark despite my intentions for dark colours.  Therefore I edited a similar picture in many different ways to experiment and see what I could create.

I like the effect on the last image in particular as it looks as if it is a photo that has had substances spilled on it such as tea, beer of coffee which donnotes the 'Lads On Tour' image I am portraying for my work.

The next type of images I used were of my character on the road. I have edited the picture so that is clearer to see what is in the image.  I like the use of the grainy effect as it portrays an old-looking effect which I believe relates to the rock image that I have created for my band.

I took further pictures of my character on the road to emphasise the general idea of the band being on tour.  The picture shows the person sitting on the side of the street with the effect of street and car lights passing quickly by as the character remains still on the pavement. Despite these images being blurry, I like the effect that this has for its purpose.  It signifies the unknown of what is to come for a band being on tour.  Here is the original picture and a few edits of the picture.  I decided to add black and white to the image to symbolise the darker or more poignant songs on the album as they would not all be upbeat like a new audience member may expect.

Another image that I edited that I think I should use in my ancillary products is this one of my character in an alleyway again.  I like that this image dennotes the darkness that comes along with 'Lads on Tour'. The mise en scene in this picture is strong, as I have been careful in selecting what to include in the picture itself.  I have used a small guitar amp on purpose as it connotes the idea that a small band on tour can't afford the extravagant things that people may expect whilst a band is on tour, contrasting to a mainstream band on tour. I enchanced the colours of the image so that it was bold and stood out.