When i was planning this i knew that i wanted it too looked quite simple but effective and i wanted to have the correct information on my poster to be able to advertise for the right things and gather publicity. I know that i want to make my images black and white therefore i decided to use Photoshop to edit my images which i used to create my covers for the digipak. I already am quite experianced on photoshop as I learnt how to use it in depth in my A Level Photography class.
The first step that i always take when i am editing an image on photoshop is adjusting the levels. This shows me the clear image before the camera made changes itself. I always like to increase the white balance as it gets rid of the orange/cream look that is created from the lighting mixed in with the back drop. I also increased the black as it made the clothes look more definate and stood out a lot more.
This is what the Levels looked like once i had finished working with them. As you can see i put the white and black at either end which gives it a nicer effect. I also found it helped if i clicked 'Auto' as it brings the picture back to normal too.
Once i changed the levels i then move on to use another setting which is all about the saturation which will get rid of the orange in the background, i find that this doesn't need to change drastically as the smallest movement makes a huge impact therefore i only moved it ever so slightly down to decrease the orange. It also makes the skin look a lot more vibrant and normal. This image below is what the sliders looked like once i had finishe moving them.
After changing all of the settings to effect the shades of colours that are in the image, I had to change it into black and white, to do this I just used the settings that are automatic therefore it created the effect itself. I personally chose to have this effect increases the shadows and makes them a lot more visible. I think that it shows it differently to the CD cover but still the imagery of my model and artist are the same.
I wanted change the size of my image as the magazine cover would be A4 size in the magazine therefore I think it was only right to make it this size on Photoshop as this is where I am most confident.
With the crop tool I can also create a frame, I tried to create the frame so it was white but I didn't think it looked right or good. I had a frame on my CD cover so I ink it is important that the conintuity is there.
This is the outcome of the frame and I think it looks good as it links in the other colours and shades of black that is included it also sets the colours of the fonts so it can be as many different colours as possible and there will be no contrast.