Professional Examples:
Student Examples:
YOUR PHOTO CHALLENGE FOR THIS WEEK IS TO CREATE YOUR OWN CLASSIC ALBUM COVER! Create your own band name, your own font that reflects the name of your made up band. USE TEXT TOOLS IN PHOTOSHOP TO CREATE TEXT THAT MATCHES THE MOOD OF YOUR ALBUM COVER.
Even though some of the examples doesn’t have text, your cover must have text!
Images will need to be exactly 1600 pixels by 1600 pixels, forming a perfect square.
First CD Album Art Photo is due on 3/3
Second CD Album Art Photo is due on 3/6
You will be graded on:
- Use of text and how it adds to the feel of the album cover:
- Text placement, Font Choice, Shading,
- Text on a path,
- 3d Text Effects, Bevel and Emboss, Horizontal and Vertical Text. Text Selections, etc.
- How well the photograph matches the name of the band and the text, forming one complete package.
- Camera techniques: I’ll be looking to see that you incorporate techniques that add interest to your photos (POV, ROT, Shutter Speed. etc.)
- Focus (no blur please!) and editing in Lightroom & Photoshop
- Employability skills: Is it turned in on time.
- What the image says about being alive.
First CD Album Art Photo is due on 3/3.
Second CD Album Art Photo is due on 3/6
Strong Photography 19-20 