1. My Creative DecisionsImages

2. Front of Album Cover and Magazine Advert 3. It is very clear that I have chosen to use the same images from the front of my album cover and the magazine advert. My reasoning behind this is for the target audience to be able to instantly recognise the magazine advert and to link it back to the album cover. For the magazine advert I did crop out the elbows which I found did create a different effect and ensures that I didnt fully duplicate the images. The colours in this image are warm, although I did lower the saturation on Photoshop. I did this to ensure that the image didnt overpower the entire frame and distract you from the text which is also a very important feature. This image is perfect for a front cover of an album as the female on the front has perfect hair and make up and is dressed in a fashionable playsuit. This is particularly important front the target audience as they aspire to be like their idol and their idea of perfection. The colour of the playsuit is light pink which is also a feminine colour this factor will also add to the interest of the audience. I have completely blacked out the background to one single colour and tone. This guarantees that there will be no distractions from the artists image and style. 4. Back of Album Cover 5. For the back of the album cover I opted to used an image from the side on. I have also gone from a medium shot which not only allows you to see the artists face, but also her figure. again, the same as in the first picture this image displays perfect makeup, hair and clothing. This has been done by some airbrushing on Photoshop in which I discarded of any imperfections and enhanced the contouring on her face. This perfect image is essential as its what strongly appeals to the audience. On the back of the album over its self I actually moved the figure over to the right and had the album tracks listed in descending size order down the left hand side. The composition of this looked very attractive and I found it very visually pleasing. The way my artists eyes are staring into the titles also helps draw your attention directly to them. 6. Inside Left Album Cover 7. My final image is of the inside if my album cover. This image is from a different shot within the music video, although it appears very different is still contains the perfect makeup, hair and clothing which the audience will admire. It also contains a lot of rich colours such as gold and turquoise, these colours give off a wealthy atmosphere. This could almost be a display of her success and how it make her so wealthy. In this image a few props are displayed such as the mirror and the fairy lights. Although this music video portrays Selena Gomezs mature side, I wanted to maintain and element of the child within. Therefore I have included the girly fairy lights and dreamy mirror for her to play with her reflection in. However this doesnt overpower the image as her adult pose shows us the new image she is trying to create. 8. How do my images link together? Although I have chosen to go for a image completely different on the inside of my album cover I do have a reason for this. When doing my research I found it very common that inside most album covers would be an alternative image from another shoot within a music video from the album. As you open the CD case this almost suggests that you are looking into what the CD has to offer and gives you an exclusive preview to how the music video will look like. Apart from that the other two images were taken from the same shoot and share the exact same colours, tone and lighting.