images for print productions

1. Images for Print Production - Digipak
I borrowed the mask from Katy that featured
in the music video. I decided to put the mask
on a piece of black paper so it would be
easier to see the curves and form of the mask
against the light/reflections. I tested with
taking images with a flash on, but as seen in
the contact sheet this did not work brilliantly.
I took the photographs on my iPhone as the
quality did not need to be outstanding
because I only needed an image to reference
the shape from. Whilst I was taking the
pictures, none of them fittest to my
satisfaction so I decided to hold the mask and
paper whilst shooting. This made the pictures
look better because the mask was positioned
from a direct front view, as well as blocking
out the light that reflected from the black
paper and top surfaces. The composition of
the images is an important factor to be
considered as it was important that the
photos were not taken/the mask was not off
centre. However, the best photographs could
be re-aligned by using the photo editing
options encrypted into iPhones.
This is the best photograph I took out of the ones on the
contact sheet. I think this because it contains the most
suitable amount of brightness to distinguish the depth
of the mask, and it looks like the light is shining directly
on it. The other images are either off centre, too bright,
too dark or blurry.
How will this photo be used in my print productions?
I am going to use this photo as reference for my illustrations that will feature on my CD cover. I
will trace the photograph onto paper then use a fine liner to draw over the traced image as well
as the lines going through and out of it, then add refinements in Adobe Photoshop CC.

2. Images for Print Production – Magazine Advert
For my magazine advert, I chose parts of the footage to base the
drawing from. I decided not to take photos because it would have saved
storage and time to use screenshots of the clips. As well as this, we had
tight deadlines and it would have been difficult to find availability for
Katy to make the shoot. For my magazine advert I only needed the
shape of her face and the form of her hair and shoulders to create
outlines from. Therefore, contact sheets and deciding between which
photos to use was not needed in order to bring my design to life.
Shown on the left is the clip I used to
screenshot from. This is the origins of the
image I ill be using for my design, show
above. Cropping an image weakens its
quality hence why it looks blurry/pixelated,
but this will not matter too much when I can
still notice the basic outlines of the features.
I chose to use this clip than
the other two, because
MVI_7629 (top far left) does
not include any stable shots
of Katy where her
face/body/hair is not in
motion. The other clip,
MVI_7629 (top left) only
beholds Katy with the mask
on her face, which is not
suitable to the motif of my
advert. I particularly like the
screenshot I took because
the structure of her face has
a sharp outline and it
displays the ripples in her
hair (a link to a lyric in the
song) clearly. Her looking
seriously at the camera
means that the image does
not depict an expressive
emotion that would not link
into the pitch of the
advert’s design – it has to
look normal and realistic to
showcase ‘the loss of
identity’.
How will the cropped image be used in my print productions?
I will print this image out (either from my home or school computer),
then trace over it. I will not draw the facial features as I am planning on
leaving the face blank for my advert. Then, I will use the tracing on a
sheet of paper with the titles already printed out, draw in fine liner, then
scan it onto a computer to add the text.