DigiPack Overlay Editing

One of the main themes or motifs in our digipack is windows or window frames. Therefore we used the overlay editing technique to faintly overlay an image of a window/ window frame over our photos from the shoot to tie it into the indie genre

DigiPack Photo Edits #3

DigiPack Photo Edits #2

Following on from the previous post, these are more photos we have edited from the photo shoot

DigiPack Photo Edits

By using our planning of potential locations as well as timings for our photo shoot, we managed to follow the plan and take some great shots. Majority of the shots centre around our chosen artist for our music video as well as the acoustic guitar which will also be in the music video. We also played around with the idea of a relationship and have both the artist interacting with a female. Below are the photos which we took:

Analysis Of Digipacks 1

Artist: Penny Black
Album: Further Seems Forever
Colours: dull grey back ground highlights orange and yellows in the centre of the album cover. Disjunctive and incomplete image of the face implies an emotional or personal style of song. The image is also looks as if it has been painted on; artist themselves may have painted it which gives it more of a personal touch.
Font: Capitalised, times new roman font implies a statement from the artist. Also, as the font is an old style of orthography, it gives the impression that the artist has been around for a long time.
Editing: The saturation has been altered to emphasise a contrast between both the dull grey and the bright orange and yellow colours.
Symbolism: The female face which has been painted could either be the artist herself 'Penny Black' or some other person which the album could have been dedicated to. 
Connotations: Unfinished painting implies a piece of work half done, the album itself could be one half of another album possible to follow it from the artist.
Composition: Side on painting of the female, audience have an impersonal relationship with the artist. Lighting: bright colours imply a positive style of music which the artist has produced

Artist: Stars
Album: The Five Ghosts
Colours: Black and white effect implies a old style to the band; either the band themselves have been around for a long time or it links to the idea of 'ghosts' which is the album name. However the red font colour for the bands name 'Stars' highlights the bands name despite it being positioned in the top left hand corner.
Font: the times new roman font echoes the ghostly old feel to the album cover as well as further implying that the band have been around for a long time.
Editing: The overlay of the of the 4 children gives the impression that they are indeed ghosts which correlates to the album name. However the faded overlay makes the audience search for the ghosts and shows an obvious and unsubtle hidden meaning.
Symbolism: symbolises being haunted and being watched. Gives a horror or chilling aspect to the band. It could also symbolise a tragedy taken place, either a real life one which the band know about or a fiction one.
Lighting: there is a heavy presence of low key lighting within the picture with accentuate the ghosts in the album cover; it also links to the Victorian imagery in the album cover. The low key lighting also gives a dull and washed out impression to the album cover.
Props: The bouquet of flowers which the young girl is holding shows her innocence and her youth. Making her seem young and pure which evokes symapthy for her as well as the other ghosts in the image.
Artist: Noah & The Whale
Album: Last Night On Earth
Colours: As the band are a vintage indie genre band; the washed out, dull colours are a typical vintage type of colours giving them a, somewhat, old fashioned personality.
Font: The capitalised font gives a tabloid/ broadsheet headline feel which implies that the band are wanted to be known and in the 'headlines', a subversion of the indie genre. The italics of the album name 'Last Night On Earth' implies an artistic style to the band; which is a convention of the indie genre. The then times new roman font under the bands name, implies that they have been around for a while despite the band themselves still being relatively young.
Editing: The overlay between the picture of the band and the night time city scene, implies that the band are urban based and originate from a urban place. The camera flare in the top right hand corner of the image is another typical feature of the indie genre, therefore further establishes them as a indie band.
Costumes: The band are all in smart attire, shirts and/ or a suit, implying a certain formality of the band as well as a possible target audience. However, the undone top buttons and rolled up sleeves shows that they are, somewhat, subverting from the smart and sophisticated style. Also, as the overlay image shows, it is a night scene and therefore the picture of the band is at the end of the day therefore they have become less smart.
Sight lines: Each member of the band is not looking directly at the camera which has taken the picture therefore implying a impersonal relationship with their audience; making them harder to engage as a band and establish a relationship with them.

Artist: Efterklang
Album: Piramida
Colour: There is a monochrome colour scheme throughout the album cover, which despite being a dull looking colour it also implies simplicity; which the band want to possible want to be known for. Symbolism: The random, obscure and abstract background of the swirling and jagged images within the background of the circle allows for an open interpretation. The artistic style to the album cover is a common feature of the indie genre, therefore the band are clearly conforming to this genre.  The 3 dimensional triangle in the centre of the circle further emphasises the abstractness of the album cover and further allows for open interpretation.
Font: the capitalised band name is a common feature of the indie genre however as it isn't bold and enlarged it subverts the convention to some extent as well as further accentuating the simplicity style which the band seem to be going for. The lower case, slight italic font of the album name is off centre and barely draws any attention to it and therefore the audience focus is directed to the main subject of the album cover; the abstract drawing.

DIGIPACK

Below are our final decisions for our DigiPack photos. Next to majority of the photos I have listed why the photo was chosen.

Being our favourite photo during the photo shoot and proven to be the best outcome after editing, we chose this photo as it fitted the indie genre perfectly. The bold, block capital newspaper headline accompanied with the faded font going across the photo as well as the black and white effect on top, it gave the impression that this was straight out of a newspaper; which, as a result of this, was our intended choice. We also added an overlay on the photo, which is where we combined two photos together to give, an almost, ghostly effect to the image. Therefore, due to everything listed above, the entire image can be 'interpreted' by the audience which is the bands overall aim; to be interpreted in different and individual ways. 

This was another one of our favourite images due to, firstly, the soft lighting in this image which emphasised the various green and brown colours in the background which overall, accentuates the nature; a strong, recurring theme within the band. Secondly, the absence of sharpness and the bokeh effect on the artist means that his distinctive features are out of focus and therefore allowing him to be interpreted, in terms of look, by the audience. Furthermore as the artist has his hands in a praying position, it implies a certain religious aspect to the band.

The vintage effect used here is a common and recurring effect used within the indie genre and due to the soft lighting which works perfectly alongside with the vintage filter. Yet again, the artist is not making eye contact with the audience for reasons unknown; another aspect to be interpreted. 

As mentioned in the previous image, this image also uses a vintage effect but includes more hard lighting to give the almost spot light focus on the artist. Also, the use of the low angled shot makes it seem as if the artist is performing to his audience and looking down on them but not in a degrading way. 

Here, we removed the vintage effect and replaced it with a black and white one to fit with the newspaper style theme. The hard lighting blocks out the artists's face and replaces it with a shadow-like outline; this therefore makes him seem unidentifiable to his audience. 

This image includes the bokeh effect again as it focuses on the branch going across the image highlighting the nature theme. The artist is left of centre in this shot and appears to be kneeling down and looking up. This is to encourage interpretation with what he is looking at for the audience.

This image was one of the overlayed images used in the front cover. The low angle shot makes the artist seem as if he an important figure within the band. He is also staring out into the forest, away from the camera, but what he is looking at remains a mystery and therefore carries on the theme of interpretation within the images.

The final inlay is my favourite image. The combination of hard lighting in the background of the shot makes the trees seem darker and almost imposing on the artist. As a result of this, this accentuates the soft lighting on the artist which is created by the beam of sun on the artist. The sun light almost gives the impression that the artist if chosen as it creates a rather confined circle around him. The artist is also positioned away from the camera, removing all connection with the audience as done in previous images. His head is also positioned facing up at the light, as if he is, in a way, embracing the light. The bokeh effect is used once again to blur the nature in the background which gives the impression that nature itself is moving around him. Therefore subtly bringing in a magical atmosphere. 

The back cover of the DigiPack moves away from the nature and newspaper theme as seen in previous images and instead takes on another indie convention; watercolour. The image is a drawing of half the face of the artist and the 'running off' of the watercolour paint gives the impression that the artist is reaching out to his audience. The song names used as well are rather ambigous and hard to figure out what the song would exactly be like. Therefore each name, especially 'only glamorous in retrospect' and 'language of the people' are open for interpretation by the audience. Despite the image being in watercolour, this is the only image used throughout the DigiPack where the artist is making eye contact with the audience.