2. This was the original
photograph that I decided to
edit. I liked the original image
as it was focused clearly on the
artists face and the plain
purple background effectively
framed the shot without
drawing attention away from
the artist. However, I felt that
there were certain aspects of
the photograph that could be
improved upon. Also, certain
techniques could be used to
enhance the look of the overall
image. Therefore, I decided to
edit the image in Photoshop
and make the photograph look
more professional.

3. The first step that I took in
editing the photograph was to
smooth out the artists skin to
remove any slight
imperfections that may be
present. I did this by creating a
Gaussian blur and painting
over the artists face with a
layer mask. Next, I decided to
edit the artists eyelashes, as in
the original photograph her
eyes were still visible. I
darkened the area around the
eyelashes and blurred it
slightly to make them look
fuller and remove any
indication of an open eye. I
also slightly lightened the tone
of the artists hair.

4. Next, I decided to alter the
colour of the artist’s hair. This
was so I could give the artists
a quality that deviated from
typical fashion’s. This would
allow the artist to stand out
and become noticeable; a
quality which I feel is
important in the music
industry and also in media
projections. I experimented
with several different hair
colours, but decided on the
white hair colour as this was
more unusual than the
others.

5. My final step in editing the
photograph was to give the
artist some eye shadow. I
decided to do this as I felt
that the colour of it could
correspond with the hair
colour, and ultimately create
a more professional look. I
tested some different
colours with varying hair
colours, and decided on
using white eye shadow, as
again I felt that this colour is
more unique and interesting
than the others.