Initial Album Cover Experiments - Image 3

I selected another image (image 3) and used the quick selection tool to get rid of the background. I chose this image as her face expression holds more emotions and the angle is almost like she is looking up at the audience. The artist is participating in direct mode of address as I found it make the album feel more personal and grabs the audience attention.

Once I got rid of the background I had to edit the image before I could tested the image on different backgrounds. I used the rubber tool to slim down the hair and get rid of excess background.

Before i tested backgrounds i wanted to see the different filters and how they would look on the artist image. After looking at the filters i decided i wouldn't use them on the image of the artist as i think a more natural look would be best. 

 

After testing I then was finally able to test the image on different backgrounds. 

After looking at it with different backgrounds I decided that the image was perfect for the album cover and decided that this is the image i will be using. Despite being happy with the artist image i felt the flower backgrounds looked too busy and would take away from the artist name/album name and even the image of the artist. I liked the piano background with music notes however felt they were too busy as well and they didn't really look like a album cover.

Non of the backgrounds I chose fit what i was looking for however i really like the cover below but felt it didn't fit the singer/songwriter genre but more the pop genre.

I decided to use the plain black background would be best to use as it if simple and effective and won't take away from the image of the artist, the artist name or the album title. By doing this background test it helped me realise the simpler the better and this is reflected in my research and singer/songwriter genre as they all use simple strong colours. I still really liked the idea of the lipstick stain and by looking back on my research on Ed Sheeran using symbols i decided i would use a lipstick stain as the name of my album cover. This way the audience would associate lipstick stain with the artist and make her album more memorable.