1. Photography work Lucy younghusband

2. Contact prints from my photo-shoot The photographs I took for the cover design are a mixture of outdoor and indoor studio shots. I experimented outdoors with head shots, ¾ body shots, brick and fence backgrounds, looking at the camera and away from the camera, looking to the distance over exposures to give a washed out style. I posed subject in a variety of poses with her jacket on and slung over her shoulder looking towards the camera. I discarded all the outdoor images because they looked over exposed and did not give the urban edgy feel I was looking for. I selected two studio shots of the subject carrying her jacket on her shoulder and the second shot of the subject looking as if they could be walking slightly to the right of the camera. I choose these because they have a natural pose and balance of the subject. I will use Photoshop to cut around the subject and drop the subject on to a suitable ‘moody’ background.

3. What worked on your final product Promotional music poster The things that have worked well on my promotional poster is the leading lines, the streaks of the sky the converging parallel lines and planking on the jetty the band member is standing on, they all focus to the centre where the head of the band member is approximately placed, above the horizon where the sky is palest. I think this Is affective because it draws in peoples attention in to the centre of the picture and the main band members face. For fans it is something they will identify and focus upon. For people who are not fans the image of the band member is strong, so it will stand out on the page easily, this also helps to make the band member easer to recognise in a hurry. Other things that have worked well on my promotional poster is the colours used because the colours in the sunset sky (pinks/purples) match in with the colour, clouds and tones of the band member and her skin contrasting with the black leather jacket that has plenty of highlights in similar colours of the sky.

4. What worked on your final product cd cover The things that have worked well on my CD cover is the strong image of the band member that has been overlaid on to the background image. The lines off the nose from the mask, the streaks in the sky, the poles in the water all draw the eye to focus on the band member. These are reasons why I chose a graffiti background The proportions of the size of the band member being a solid feature to focus upon, the face can be clearly seen for fans making her easily recognisable. Enough background visible to give an atmospheric natural environment, opposed to a serious studio shot.

5. What are the areas of improvement promotional poster The areas to improve my final product is to ensure that the band member when cut from the studio photograph and placed on to the new background that the area around the face, hair and glasses have the new background showing. If closely inspected there is some hair that has the white studio background showing, also close to the cheek on the left hand side. This should be the pale blue sky background. Other improvements I could make to the promotional poster is to add a drop shadow, and experiment with contrasting colours for some of the text, this is to give an impression of greater depth and helps to give a stronger definition to the text on a mixed colour background. Making it easier to read. This is a big change to my original idea because this picture shown will reach a bigger and wider audience

6. What are the areas of improvement CD cover The areas I can improve on on my CD cover is making the band member look more 3D on the cover. This will be done to make the band member more interesting to look at and and look more affective on the CD cover. Other places that I think I can improve my CD cover on is making the colours in the background stand out more to make the graffiti picture look as if it was jumping out at the band member. Doing this would make the graffiti man more fun to look at and would make the the album cover more fun and Appling to the audience Another way I think I can improve my CD cover is by adding In shadows, this could also help the people and characters standout more

7. Dose your finished product meet with the aims of the brief promotional poster I believe my promotional poster meets with my brief. I wanted a poster aimed at the pop/rock genre. I have managed to create this by using the atmospheric and moody lighting of the sunset with pastel colours that you would normally see with other traditional folk/pop artists. The band member wearing jeans and casually half wearing half carrying a leather jacket on her shoulder gives a moody rock look. This will also interest the audience who enjoy rock, pop and also people who are interested in fashion

8. Dose the finished product meet with the aims of the brief I have stuck to the aims of the brief so I have made the band member wear rock styled clothing. This is so the band member fits in with the surroundings and doesn't look out of place on the CD cover. I also said that I will be in a skate park for my CD cover photo because you can create lots of different affects and you can capture other peoples thoughts and emotions through the graffiti in the CD cover. I feel that I have stuck to this part of the brief because I have followed the original ideas that I had

9. How dose your final product compare with your original ideas The original brief idea was for a rock/music promotional poster. I have stayed with original concept. The outdoor shots I had originally planned to take at a playground with a band member sitting on a swing, and using slow exposure to introduce some movement. The outdoor shots I did take were in an urban setting with brick wall and wooden fence backgrounds. I experimented with over exposure to introduce a grunge look. I was not satisfied with these images. I did follow and adapt one of my original ideas of mixing a studio shot of the band member superimposed upon a different outdoor background. My original idea for the background was for city streets with graffiti. I changed the idea about the background for something more tranquil and contrasting that better shows the band members face. The final chosen background has strong lines within it to draw the eye to the focal point of the band member. This I feel works better and will be a more appealing image for a wider audience.

10. How does your product compare to your original ideas Compared to my original ideas I thought there would be more brighter colours making the poster look pore like a combined rock and pop poster. On my original ideas I thought that the band member would be wearing more trendy and fashionable clothing making the band known as fashion icons in the pop world. This is also were the band is aimed at. I am happier with my new idea because it incorporates both pop and rock instead of aiming it at just one of the category's. I also know that this fits in better with my brief

11. How have your application of digital graphic design skills met with the brief With The CD cover and the promotional poster I have had to over lap photos to give the band member a more interesting background. This also helps to make the CD cover and promotional poster more appealing to look at. Other things I have had to use is text and text styles this is to make the information on the poster and the CD cover more appealing and fun to look at. On the CD cover and the promotional poster I have used lots of different layers to create a build up of images. This will make the images more bold and easer to separate the individual layers. This will hep with my original idea because you could clearly see the layers of the background and the band member.

12. What comments have your peers made about your work promotional poster The comments that my peers have said about my work are that the colours on the promotional poster makes it a bit hard to see what has been written down. Some of the other comments that my peers have said about the promotional poster is that some of the shadows on the text is in the wrong place so the shadow looks out of place. My peers also said that they liked how I managed to combine the pop and the rock styles together.

13. What comments have your peers made about your work? The comments that my peers have made about my work are that the band member doesn't look 3D on the CD cover. They also say that this makes it look less affective on the cover. Other comments that my peers have made about my work is that it looks bold and colourful My peers have also said that the title is too small and hard to read in a hurry.

14. How could you improve you work based on the feed back from your peers To improve my promotional poster using the feed back from my peers I will make sure that the writing is clear and easy to read, This would help people understand what has been written easily and quickly. I will also bare in mind the colour of the text as well in case it is hard to read. This will help the audience focus on the text more easily and make the theam of the poster fit in with the rock/pop style

15. How could you improve your work based from the feedback from your peers The improvements that I could make to the CD cover are to make the band member more 3D. I will make the model more 3D by making the the band member larger and adding a shadow. Other improvements that my peers have suggested are making the title bigger. I will do this by changing the font size of the title and this will make it easer for them to read.

16. Were there any technical and creative choices made during the production process which would you change on reflection There were technical and creative choices made during the process of creating the CD cover although if I was to recreate this again I would still use Photoshop. This is because I am confidant with this program and all of the functions in it. Also I feel that this gives the finished product a professional finish.