As mentioned in a previous post, the reason why I wanted the front cover to be an image of the house is so that there's a visual link between the video and the print product because the house is the first and last thing we see in the music video.
These are just mock up designs as I will be re-taking the images because they aren't in line, there is a slight angle. The camera I took the photos on usually have a feature that allows you to take straight photos but I forgot to use it, hence why they are unaligned.
I also need to retake the photos in portrait rather than landscape mode as this will be easier to determine what the cover will look like in a square ratio as well as the correct ratio for an advert.
I plan to retake the photos tomorrow (the 3rd) at an earlier time to really capture the golden hour of the sunrise as well as tackling the issue of the shadow over the house. I will also be applying filters that increases the vibrancy of the image which will match the video as well.
The weather is supposedly sunny which will be useful as I like the effect of the blue sky in the background which wasn't edited in, it was a part of the original photo. If I am successful tomorrow in capturing the images I hope to finish the album cover by the end of the week. I also plan to get the rest of my images for the track list and inside panels as well but there will be another detailed post up soon concerning those images.
In my opinion, I feel the white text looks more aesthetically appealing to the eye, however is unreadable when the title is placed over the sky. Yet, I like the look of the final design where the text is together. When I come to edit the final design, I will play around with each composition and put it towards my target audience as to which they prefer and then I will go from there. I hope to have this work completed my next week.
Until next time,
Toni
I think if you can capture the same tone (sky, lighting) as your mock-ups, that would be great.
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