I took several photos for an album cover using different camera settings like 'landscape' and 'flash off' to find the best effect. The chosen photo shows the artist closer to the lens and in focus with the background blurred. The colors in the background are more defined than in natural light, emphasizing the autumn tones that represent the album title 'The Fall' and the earthy natural look sought for the genre. The artist also looks into the distance, making the audience feel he is thinking about something and giving 'The Fall' a dual meaning of the season or falling out of love.

2. These are the shots I took for the inside cover. I used different settings on the
camera for example ‘landscape’ and ‘flash off’ to find the best effect. I also
decided to use manual focus so that I could ensure the artist was the clearest
and most focused part of the photo.
The image I have chosen to use (seen on the next page) will be the image in the
inside cover because he is shown to be closer to the camera lens which puts him
in focus and slightly blurs the background. I also think that the colours in the
background are defined more than they would be in natural light which
emphasises the autumnal colours bringing out the orange and red under tones.
This represents the title of the album (The Fall) as well as expressing the earthy
and natural look I was trying to achieve for the genre.
I also like the look of my artist slightly looking into the distance at one side which
will make the audience feel as if he is thinking about something. So, ‘The Fall’
could have a dual meaning i.e. the fall being the American season or ‘The Fall’
perhaps falling out of love.