Final Album Covers

After I had completed all of my research and all of my planning for my final shoots, it was time to carry out and complete the shoots and also time to create my final album covers.

Here are the contact sheets for the photoshoots which I carried out in order to get my final images. 

Final Album Covers:

This is the first of my final album covers which I created and it is for the 1964 album I Walk The Line which was released by Johnny Cash. The idea behind the image I used within this album cover was to go on to the tram lines at Shipley glen and get a photograph of my own feet as I literally walked down the tramline. I felt that this idea was a simple and literal interpretation of the title of the album. I like the idea behind this imagery as it is very different to the original album artwork as this has a lot more bright colours whereas the original artwork was very dark and predominantly black in colour. This photograph shows my red and white polka dot shoe on the wire which runs down the centre of the tram way giving a literal meaning to “I walk the line” as it looks as though I was literally walking along the line. This photograph shows a contrast between my red shoe and the brown autumn leaves which I feel adds a nice pop of colour to the image. this photograph fits into the category of location photography as it was taken while I was out and about. This also means that the lighting within this photograph was provided by natural lighting as I did not have access to any alternative lighting sources and the photograph was taken mid afternoon while it was still light enough outside. When adding typography to this album cover, I chose to use two main colours, navy blue and white, and double them up so both colours can be seen through each other. For the album title, I made the white layer more prominent whereas for the artists name, I made the navy blue layer of text more prominent, I did this in order to differentiate between the two different pieces of text. When choosing the type of text I wanted, I wanted something which was bold and would stand out as the background that the text was going on was quite busy and the text needed to be bold in order to be able to stand out enough so you can read it. In addition to this, I chose to put the title at different height because I wanted it to symbolise steps in a way. First you come to the artists name, then with the next step you get to the album title. Overall I am very happy with the way this album cover has turned out.  

This is the second album cover which I created and it is for the 1972 album Slayed? By Slade. This album cover shows a tram on Shipley glen tram way. The idea behind this photograph was that one of the tracks on the original album was titled “how d’ya ride” so I thought that by taking a photograph of a tram which you literally ride on, it would be a literal answer to the question within the track title. As the cover for this album is related to one of the tracks on the album this means that the imagery is not linked to the original art work or the title of the album itself and it is completely different to the original art work. This photograph simply shows a red tram on the tram lines while it is not in use with trees surrounding the tram. When editing this photograph, I changed the levels in order to make the trees appear darker and the tram appear brighter in order to make the tram more eye catching and appealing to look at. This photograph was taken using only natural lighting as it was taken while I was out and about and I did not have access to any alternative lighting and it was still light enough at the time of taking the photograph to not have to use any other lighting. When adding text to this album cover, I wanted to keep it simple and keep the majority of the focus on the imagery. This means that I used a simple italic font and kept the artist name and the album title in the bottom right of the image so that it is still visible, yet out of the way. Overall I am very happy with the way this album cover turned out.

This is the third and final album cover which I created and it is for the 1984 album Reckless by Bryan Adams. This album cover shows my dog running towards me while I took photographs of him. This image is not linked to the original album artwork or the title of the album and it is completely different to the original artwork for the album.  The idea behind the image for this album cover was that one of the tracks on the original album is titled ‘Run to you’ so I felt that the title of this song was represented well with an image of my dog running towards me. The lighting within this photograph is 100% natural lighting as the photograph was taken mid afternoon while it was still light enough not to need alternative lighting sources. The location of this photograph was on baildon moors while I was taking my dogs for a walk. When editing this photograph, I took three photographs of my dogs from the same shoot and layered them on top of each other to make it look as though there are multiple copies of my dog, Timmy. This meant however that the entire image blurred slightly as I had layered images over one and other which did not join up exactly. When adding text to this I wanted it to stand out so in order to do this I used a block text and layered two different colours together so it would stand out more. When placing the text I made it so the album title and the artists name were on opposing corners of the image. overall I am very happy with the way this album cover turned out