CD Cover - Final Drafts.

My band's album cover.

This is my band's final cd cover draft. I based the front of this cd cover on the front cover of James Arthur's debut album cover. I used basic images with split lighting and i photographed Jordan and Tom who in which share a similar dress sense, which is also very much of a mod look so i thought that they would look good on this cd. I tried to make my background look like polaroid images and i thought that this would give it more of an old school feel.

CD Cover - Final Drafts.

My solo artist album cover.

 This is my final draft for my solo artist album cover. I tried to give it an indie/urban feel and based my draft on Jake Bugg's debut album cover as i liked the simple layout and photographs used on that album, and i also liked the vintage feel given to it by the use of sepia tones on the photographs.

Proposal for pre-production.

What my idea's are...

For my pre-production final drafts, i am going to create one CD cover for an urban solo artist, and another CD cover for a new style mod band. I want to create my solo artist cover based on Jake Bugg's debut album cover, and i am going to base my band's album cover on James Arthurs album cover, and i am also going to try to incorporate elements from older mod albums.

I will be creating all of my pre-production on photoshop. 


Taking my original photography.

I am taking my photographs of Jordan for my solo artist album cover, and then i will be taking photographs of Jordan and somebody else for my band's album cover.

I will be taking photographs of Jordan in the studio and in natural, outdoor urban setting, so that this reflects the style of music on the album. I will also be using the studio for my band's photographs and may use other outdoor settings. I will position my models in various different poses and experiment with different lighting and angles to see what looks most effective.

I will be using the studio for the majority of my photographs and will also be using outdoor settings for other photographs.

I will be taking my studio photographs mainly in lesson as i can then hire out the studio and a camera, and whatever photographs i do not manage to take in lessons, i can take in my free periods, or in my free time at weekends.

I am choosing to take photographs in the studio, as i think that i will be able to create a good use of lighting, and i also think that portraits look effective on the front of CD covers. Also, i am taking some outdoor photographs as i think that using natural and more urban settings will also reflect the urban feel of my album, as well as making it look more professional.  

I have asked my models in advance so that i know that they will be available for me to take photographs of. I will be shooting my photographs in the most convenient times for both me and them, and i also have to arrange my shoot around what time i can use the studio etc, and i also have to shoot my outdoor photographs on days with good weather conditions.