DH Editing Digipak (1)

Image 1

Image 3

Photo Choice 

Image 2

We took these photos on our second shoot focusing on the artist's reflection in his instrument, these three were the main variations we liked. I decided against the first image because although it had interesting details it focused on the artist making the image look like it had been added post-production. The third image had a bag in the background and even when cropped to square was still seen. My favourite photo and the one I used was the second, since it had the screws at the top stopping it obscuring Tom, as well as this it had nice composition, having the corner of the metal out of shot.

Editing

I tried out two forms of this image, firstly creating a hue/saturation layer and lowering the saturation to 0% to create the black and white image. I then added a mask effect to this allowing me to designate areas of colour.

The first version (left) had colour only in the reflection which was interesting but a little too subtle. Therefore I tried the opposite, making the guitar in colour but the reflection in black and white, I much prefer this effect.

Once I had done this I increased the contrast with a brightness/contrast layer in order to make the image more vibrant. Then I used the healing brush tool on the image to remove any dust and hairs as well as reducing the reflection in the guitar's body.

I have gained a lot of experience in photoshop so far, for example I realised how useful mask effects were. Before, I simply used the eraser with which it is impossible to add any image back in once erased, and does not allow you to invert the effect.

Finished Pane

While I am happy with the piece we will need to review the whole digipak once finished and make sure all the panes share a similar theme, especially since we want a red and black theme for the album.